ERIC Number: EJ1333567
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 35
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ISSN: ISSN-0042-0859
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A Comprehensive Framework for Evaluating Shelby County School District's Voluntary Preschool Program: The Challenges of Equity, Choice, Efficiency, and Social Cohesion
Gulosino, Charisse; Maxwell, Phoebe
Urban Education, v57 n5 p779-813 Jun 2022
In this article, the Tennessee's Voluntary Prekindergarten (TN-VPK) program in general and the Shelby County Schools' VPK program in particular are analyzed using the policy instruments of regulation, finance, and support services. The geospatial analysis (Geographic Information Systems or "GIS") indicates that many of VPK's site locations are unable to provide access to all qualified applicants. For both TN-VPK and Shelby County Schools, it is useful not only to analyze the varied aspects of state and federally funded public-choice Pre-K programs, but also to evaluate the consequences to equity, freedom of choice, productive efficiency, and social cohesion in a geospatial context.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Geographic Location, Poverty, At Risk Students, English Language Learners, Public Education, Urban Schools, School Community Relationship, Enrollment, Educational Finance, School Choice, Equal Education, Social Development, Parent Participation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Tennessee
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