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Teaching Matters Most
Investments in the early years of education build the foundation in reading and mathematics that students need to...
Teaching Matters Most
Investments in the early years of education build the foundation in reading and mathematics that students need to...
Strong Start Kentucky-Investing in Quality Early Care & Education to Ensure Future Success 2007
Early childhood experiences are critical to strong brain development, and they contribute to a higher quality of life...
Strong Start Kentucky-Investing in Quality Early Care & Education to Ensure Future Success 2007
Early childhood experiences are critical to strong brain development, and they contribute to a higher quality of life...
ECE-Study-Group-Report-2015
Much remains to be done to ensure all infants, toddlers and young children across the Commonwealth...
ECE-Study-Group-Report-2015
Much remains to be done to ensure all infants, toddlers and young children across the Commonwealth...
Cost-of-Quality-Brief-November-2017
Ensuring that young children benefit from quality learning environments that help support families in the earliest...
Cost-of-Quality-Brief-November-2017
Ensuring that young children benefit from quality learning environments that help support families in the earliest...
Early Childhood Toolkit: Data Outcomes
Lagging indicators are outcomes connected to major goals and desired results - like graduation rates.
Early Childhood Toolkit: Data Outcomes
Lagging indicators are outcomes connected to major goals and desired results - like graduation rates.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Aligned and Coherent Pathways
Secondary Career and Technical Education programs prepare students to transition to postsecondary education.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Aligned and Coherent Pathways
Secondary Career and Technical Education programs prepare students to transition to postsecondary education.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: High-Impact Summer Bridge or Transition Programs
Summer middle-to-high school transition programs are valuable tools.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: High-Impact Summer Bridge or Transition Programs
Summer middle-to-high school transition programs are valuable tools.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Teacher Externships
Teacher externships offer a professional development experience that is often transformative.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Teacher Externships
Teacher externships offer a professional development experience that is often transformative.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Transition Collaboration Between Middle and High School
Recognizing and addressing challenges can significantly impact students' trajectories.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Transition Collaboration Between Middle and High School
Recognizing and addressing challenges can significantly impact students' trajectories.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Work-Based Learning: Internships, Cooperative Education and Apprenticeships
Work-based learning aids in cultivating students’ exposure to and enthusiasm for various career fields.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Work-Based Learning: Internships, Cooperative Education and Apprenticeships
Work-based learning aids in cultivating students’ exposure to and enthusiasm for various career fields.
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Early Childhood Case Study: Greater Owensboro Partnership for Early Development
Early childhood is a pivotal period of child development that begins before birth through age eight.
Early Childhood Case Study: Greater Owensboro Partnership for Early Development
Early childhood is a pivotal period of child development that begins before birth through age eight.
The Case for High Quality Early Care and Education
High-quality ECE leaves children better prepared for school.
The Case for High Quality Early Care and Education
High-quality ECE leaves children better prepared for school.
Early Childhood Strategy: Quality Improvement Systems
This strategy involves the use of comprehensive frameworks designed to enhance the quality of ECE programs and services
Early Childhood Strategy: Quality Improvement Systems
This strategy involves the use of comprehensive frameworks designed to enhance the quality of ECE programs and services
Early Childhood Strategy: Talent Pipeline Management
The shortage of early care and education (ECE) professionals is a significant challenge that affects the quality, access
Early Childhood Strategy: Talent Pipeline Management
The shortage of early care and education (ECE) professionals is a significant challenge that affects the quality, access
Early Childhood Data (Indicators)
Leading indicators - such as daily attendance rates - predict future performance.
Early Childhood Data (Indicators)
Leading indicators - such as daily attendance rates - predict future performance.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Integration of Durable Skills and Core Academics
Recognizing that success in the labor market demands both core academic competencies and job-related skills.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Integration of Durable Skills and Core Academics
Recognizing that success in the labor market demands both core academic competencies and job-related skills.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Meaningful Advising
Meaningful and high-quality advising should be an expectation for every student, not enrichment for some.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Meaningful Advising
Meaningful and high-quality advising should be an expectation for every student, not enrichment for some.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Partnerships for Pathways
Robust cross-sector partnerships are vital to ensuring that students’ pathways from education to career are aligned.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Partnerships for Pathways
Robust cross-sector partnerships are vital to ensuring that students’ pathways from education to career are aligned.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Ready for High School
Ready for High School means preparing and supporting students for the challenges and opportunities they will encounter.
Meaningful Diploma Strategy: Ready for High School
Ready for High School means preparing and supporting students for the challenges and opportunities they will encounter.
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Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Effective Implementation of Individual Learning Plans
An ILP is both a document and a process that students use to define their career goals and postsecondary plans.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Effective Implementation of Individual Learning Plans
An ILP is both a document and a process that students use to define their career goals and postsecondary plans.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Mentorship for All 9th Grade Students
Ninth grade is often known as the “make-or-break year” for students.
Meaningful Diploma Programs and Practices: Mentorship for All 9th Grade Students
Ninth grade is often known as the “make-or-break year” for students.
Meaningful Diploma Toolbox: Leading Indicators
All students need the knowledge, skills, and experiences to make informed choices about their futures.
Meaningful Diploma Toolbox: Leading Indicators
All students need the knowledge, skills, and experiences to make informed choices about their futures.
The Case for a Meaningful High School Diploma
Many school districts include additional requirements that students must meet to graduate.
The Case for a Meaningful High School Diploma
Many school districts include additional requirements that students must meet to graduate.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Blending and Braiding Funds
This practice refers to purposefully leveraging various funding streams to support sustainable ECE initiatives.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Blending and Braiding Funds
This practice refers to purposefully leveraging various funding streams to support sustainable ECE initiatives.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Career Pathways and Apprenticeships
ECE career pathways and apprenticeships are vital to building a skilled and qualified workforce.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Career Pathways and Apprenticeships
ECE career pathways and apprenticeships are vital to building a skilled and qualified workforce.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Coaching and Technical Assistance
This supports the professional growth and effectiveness of early care and education (ECE) providers.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Coaching and Technical Assistance
This supports the professional growth and effectiveness of early care and education (ECE) providers.
Early Childhood Strategy: Coordinated Recruitment and Enrollment
There are many components in an effective system of coordinated recruitment and enrollment in early care and education.
Early Childhood Strategy: Coordinated Recruitment and Enrollment
There are many components in an effective system of coordinated recruitment and enrollment in early care and education.
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Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Community Centers
Intentionally including services to meet the needs of families with young children is all that is needed.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Community Centers
Intentionally including services to meet the needs of families with young children is all that is needed.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Developmental Screenings
These are systematic assessments to monitor children’s growth, development, and milestones.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Developmental Screenings
These are systematic assessments to monitor children’s growth, development, and milestones.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Early Literacy
Literacy-rich and language-rich environments that immerse children in print, digital, language, and literacy experiences
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Early Literacy
Literacy-rich and language-rich environments that immerse children in print, digital, language, and literacy experiences
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Employer-Based Child Care Benefits
Childcare Resource and Referral Services help employees find quality childcare options.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Employer-Based Child Care Benefits
Childcare Resource and Referral Services help employees find quality childcare options.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Family Engagement
Family engagement initiatives recognize that families are a child's first and most influential teachers
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Family Engagement
Family engagement initiatives recognize that families are a child's first and most influential teachers
Early Childhood Strategy: Public-Private Partnerships
These partnerships leverage the strengths and resources of both sectors to improve access, quality, and outcomes.
Early Childhood Strategy: Public-Private Partnerships
These partnerships leverage the strengths and resources of both sectors to improve access, quality, and outcomes.
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Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Home Visitation
Family goal setting and planning is a collaborative process to identify strengths, needs, and goals for children
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Home Visitation
Family goal setting and planning is a collaborative process to identify strengths, needs, and goals for children
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Local Coalitions
Local coalitions play a vital role in fostering collaboration, advocacy, and collective action to strengthen ECE systems
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Local Coalitions
Local coalitions play a vital role in fostering collaboration, advocacy, and collective action to strengthen ECE systems
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Micro-Credentialing
Micro-credentials are designed to address specific ECE skills or competencies.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Micro-Credentialing
Micro-credentials are designed to address specific ECE skills or competencies.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Professional Development
Job-embedded professional growth opportunities is the most important resource.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Professional Development
Job-embedded professional growth opportunities is the most important resource.
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Standards, Curriculum and Instruction
Promoting the social-emotional development, well-being, and resilience of young children
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Standards, Curriculum and Instruction
Promoting the social-emotional development, well-being, and resilience of young children
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Workforce Compensation and Benefits
Workforce compensation and benefits are aimed at attracting and retaining1 qualified early care and education profession
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Workforce Compensation and Benefits
Workforce compensation and benefits are aimed at attracting and retaining1 qualified early care and education profession
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Socio-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Practices
Socio-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Practices promote the social-emotional development of young children
Early Childhood Programs and Practices: Socio-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Practices
Socio-Emotional Learning and Trauma-Informed Practices promote the social-emotional development of young children
Exploring Charter Schools in Kentucky: An Informational Guide
The charter school concept has been defined by many different groups, and their answers agree on some key features
Exploring Charter Schools in Kentucky: An Informational Guide
The charter school concept has been defined by many different groups, and their answers agree on some key features
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