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Download full textCollins, Jonathan; Mackley, Jessica; Lisonbee, Jared; Oaks, Chelsea; Wiebke, Sara; Throndsen, Jennifer – Utah State Board of Education, 2021
During the 2019 General Session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 166, "School Readiness Amendments," to improve the coordination and alignment of preschool programming. This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee as a summary of an evaluation of and the efficacy of both the high-quality school readiness grant programs.…
Descriptors: Grants, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, School Readiness
Direct linkPaschall, Katherine; Moore, Kristin Anderson; Pina, Gabriel; Anderson, Samantha – Child Trends, 2020
Measuring kindergarten readiness is essential to identifying children who would benefit from additional supports, either in kindergarten or in the years before kindergarten entry. Several measures of kindergarten readiness are in use now by states and researchers. Most assess individual children at the time they enter kindergarten, using teachers…
Descriptors: Child Health, School Readiness, Well Being, Preschool Children
Collins, Jonathan; Robinson, Jamie; Smith, Jessica; Wiebke, Sara; Throndsen, Jennifer – Utah State Board of Education, 2020
During the 2019 General Session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 166, "School Readiness Amendments," to improve the coordination and alignment of preschool programming. This report is provided to the Education Interim Committee as a summary of an evaluation of and the efficacy of both the highquality school readiness grant programs.…
Descriptors: Grants, Educational Finance, Educational Quality, School Readiness
Hernandez, Jimmy; Call, Todd; Throndsen, Jennifer; Nielsen, Darin – Utah State Board of Education, 2021
The Waterford Institute recognizes that nearly half of the country's 4-years-olds face socioeconomic barriers that keep them from early education. Utah Preparing Students Today for a Rewarding Tomorrow (UPSTART) is a home-based computer preschool program developed and provided by Waterford to prepare young children for school entry and future…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Emergent Literacy, Preschool Children, Program Effectiveness
Smith, Jessica; Throndsen, Jennifer; Suddreth, Diana – Utah State Board of Education, 2018
In the 2016 General Session, the Legislature passed Senate Bill 101, High Quality School Readiness Program Expansion, which expanded access to high quality school readiness programs for eligible students. This program was funded with $120,000 ongoing from the Education Fund for program administration and $9.0 million in Temporary Assistance for…
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School Readiness, Educational Quality
ACT, Inc., 2009
The "Measuring College and Career Readiness" report for each state represents a snapshot of the ACT-tested graduates in the class of 2009 and focuses on their readiness for college and careers. Designed to inform policymakers and practitioners about selected indicators of effectiveness, the report is not intended to be comprehensive but…
Descriptors: High School Graduates, School Readiness, Higher Education, Testing Programs
