ERIC Number: ED622008
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2018-Oct
Pages: 42
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
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High Quality School Readiness Program Expansion (HQSR-E) Report. Report to the Education Interim Committee
Smith, Jessica; Throndsen, Jennifer; Suddreth, Diana
Utah State Board of Education
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 Needy Families (TANF) reserves. The High Quality School Readiness Expansion (HQSR-E) program is a grant program to expand access to high quality school readiness programs for eligible four-year-olds to prepare them academically for success in school. The Utah State Board of Education contracted with the Evaluation and Training Institute (ETI) to conduct a multiyear evaluation of the program that compares its effects on students' school readiness skills across three high quality preschool program models: public, private and home/computer-based. This report provides an independent evaluation for the second year of the program, 2017-2018.
Descriptors: State Legislation, Educational Legislation, School Readiness, Educational Quality, Program Evaluation, Kindergarten, Access to Education, Family Programs, Federal Programs, Welfare Services, Grants, Public Schools, Private Schools, Home Schooling, Program Effectiveness, Mathematics Skills, Social Development, Emotional Development, Preschool Children
Utah State Board of Education. 250 East 500 South, Salt Lake City, UT 84111. Tel: 801-538-7500; Web site: https://www.schools.utah.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
Audience: Policymakers
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Utah State Board of Education (USBE); Evaluation and Training Institute (ETI)
Identifiers - Location: Utah
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
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