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Lovejoy, Anna – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2013
Improving early literacy is essential to increasing high school graduation rates allowing students to be successful in postsecondary education and ensuring the prosperity of all Americans, according to a report released by the National Governors Association (NGA). "A Governor's Guide to Early Literacy: Getting all Students Reading by Third…
Descriptors: Reading Skills, Literacy Education, Elementary School Students, Preschool Education
Bogard, Kimber; Takanishi, Ruby – Society for Research in Child Development, 2005
The United States is as known for its high-quality universities as for its poor-quality public schools. Many states are taking steps to improve the likelihood that their children will succeed in grades K-12 by providing funding for pre-kindergarten (PK). More than $2.4 billion dollars is spent on these programs, and the number of children…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, Alignment (Education), Preschool Education