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Toward an Instructional Infrastructure to Support Instructional Improvement in PreK-3 Mathematics: Four Districts’ Experiences with the California Education Partners

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This study investigated the experiences of four midsized school districts in California that participated in the Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration, convened by California Education Partners (CEP). This report highlights four primary implications: [1] how the districts used supports to coordinate and maintain instruction quality that bridges pre-k and the early elementary grades; [2] the […]

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Great Start California: Advancing the California Department of Education’s P-3 Vision

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This report aims to activate organizational and system change within California’s state education agencies — the California Department of Education (CDE) and Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC) — that will inspire leaders at every level to embrace P-3 as fundamentally different from the status quo and to galvanize new and stronger partnerships among early care

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Transitions to Kindergarten in Colorado: A Roadmap

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This Roadmap provides a system-level vision for the state of Colorado to plan and provide support to families, early care and education (ECE) providers, PreK-12 educators, and other professionals to ensure all children experience successful transitions to kindergarten. The document highlights strategies at both state and local levels, and for both “sending” (ECE) and “receiving”

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Transition to Kindergarten: Findings from Recent Research

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This brief provides a review of recent research (2016-2021) on transitions to kindergarten. It focuses on [a] transition practices that children and families may experience directly; and [b] the policy levers that state and local policymakers can enact to support effective transitions to kindergarten. This brief was prepared for Education Commission of the States as

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School-based PreK, Kindergarten, and the Early Grades: Fall Re-Entry Planning in a Pandemic

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As states and school districts navigate plans for Fall 2020, we are hosting a series of conversations with education decisionmakers in state education agencies (SEAs) and school districts. We believe better and smarter ideas emerge when colleagues have the space for open discussion and deliberation. This resource provides a summary of our conversations to date and

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PreK-3 Alignment: Challenges and Opportunities in California

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What types of PreK-3rd grade alignment efforts are school districts making? What challenges are they encountering? In what ways does state policy facilitate or hinder alignment efforts? A new study by Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE) examined these questions. The authors interviewed representatives from 25 districts that have preschools on one or more of

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Using Local, State, and Federal Dollars to Improve Pre-K to K Transitions

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This report discusses why transitions from PreK to K matter, highlighting effective transition and alignment practices, explaining funding streams that can support transition planning and activities, and sharing state and local examples. The authors conclude with action steps for states, school districts, and elementary schools to consider to ensure smooth transitions into kindergarten using federal,

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