Washington State's Early Childhood Education: Outcome Analysis

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Seattle and is comprised of 1,679 sq. miles, many of which front the Puget Sound. Northern areas of the county are comprised of islands and peninsulas only accessible by bridges or boats. It also contains one of the nation’s national parks and the state’s tallest peak, Mount Rainier. The Park’s boundaries largely define the eastern border of the County and

This quantitative study researches the extent to which Head Start, Virginia Preschool Initiative programming, and Title I preschool (socioeconomic status plays a key role in the inclusion of students in these programs) impacts student success as measured by the third grade Virginia Standards of Learning tests. The research is driven by the lack of success students who were identified as being disadvantaged had on Virginia Standards of Learning tests in a rural school division in Southwest Virginia

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