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Gardner, Madelyn; Melnick, Hanna; Meloy, Beth; Barajas, Jessica – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
High-quality early childhood education (ECE) begins with well-prepared, highly qualified educators. This brief offers practitioners and policymakers an opportunity to learn from promising programs that recruit and prepare racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse cohorts of educators to teach in programs serving children birth…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Labor Force Development
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Gardner, Madelyn; Melnick, Hanna; Melroy, Beth; Barajas, Jessica – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
High-quality early childhood education (ECE) begins with well-prepared, highly qualified educators. This brief offers practitioners and policymakers an opportunity to learn from promising programs that recruit and prepare racially, ethnically, culturally, and linguistically diverse cohorts of educators to teach in programs serving children birth…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Teacher Education Programs, Educational Policy
Prebil, Michael – New America, 2019
Existing state policies to support the costs of apprentices' classroom training at colleges are a patchwork. Some states have implemented effective subsidies to support credit-bearing apprenticeship offerings without any cost to the apprentice; other policies are well-intentioned but counterproductive. Across the country, though, many states…
Descriptors: State Policy, Educational Policy, College Programs, Apprenticeships
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Gardner, Madelyn; Melnick, Hanna; Meloy, Beth; Barajas, Jessica – Learning Policy Institute, 2019
A number of states are considering policy proposals to update credential or degree requirements for early educators. Practitioners, policy experts, and researchers have expressed concern, however, that well-intentioned policies to raise educator qualifications without sufficient supports may have negative consequences for the adequacy; stability;…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Teachers, Preservice Teacher Education, Labor Force Development
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Thompson, Carol C. – Journal of Language, Identity, and Education, 2011
This article explores the use of audiences in preparation for public presentation by an urban youth organization in Camden, New Jersey (U.S.). Camden is an impoverished city with few opportunities for youth. The organization, a hybrid of youth development, technology, business, and college preparation, prepared youth for good jobs or college.…
Descriptors: Youth Programs, College Preparation, Audiences, Cognitive Processes