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Download full textWhitebook, Marcy; Ryan, Sharon; Kipnis, Fran; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2008
In a series of New Jersey Supreme Court decisions known as Abbott v. Burke, the 28 (now 31) urban school districts serving the state's poorest students were ordered to create systems of high-quality preschool for all three- and four-year-old children, beginning in the 1999-2000 school year. The Abbott Preschool Program now serves approximately…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Preschool Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Preschool Children
Peer reviewedLobman, Carrie; Ryan, Sharon; McLaughlin, Jill – Early Childhood Research & Practice, 2005
New Jersey provides a unique context from which to explore the issue of preschool teacher certification and preparation because of the 1998 and 2000 Supreme Court decisions related to the Abbott districts. These decisions ruled that the 30 poorest districts were to create systems of high-quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-old children…
Descriptors: Teacher Education, Preschool Teachers, Court Litigation, Educational Finance
Direct linkRyan, Sharon; Ackerman, Debra J. – National Institute for Early Education Research, 2004
Research evidence demonstrates that a high-quality early education can ameliorate the effects of disadvantage and produce positive outcomes not only for children and their families, but society as well (Barnett, 1998; Vandell & Wolfe, 2000). One of the most consistent indicators of quality is the presence of qualified teachers who have…
Descriptors: Preschool Teachers, Teacher Qualifications, Teacher Education Programs, Preservice Teacher Education
