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January 7, 2008Three Ways To Lower Pre-K Expulsion Rates |
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From Ascribe Newsfeed: Yale University's Edward Zigler Center in Child Development and Social Policy will release a new report, "Implementing Policies to Reduce the Likelihood of Preschool Expulsion," at an audio press conference on January 10. Two years ago, the Zigler Center published the heavily reported first research ever on the rate of expulsion in prekindergarten programs for three- and four-year-olds. That study found that pre-K students are expelled at a rate more than three times that of children in the K-12 grades. The original report can be obtained at http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=464280. The new study identifies ways policymakers can reduce expulsion rates. It is based on data from the National Prekindergarten Survey of 4,800 classrooms in the 40 states that fund prekindergarten. "Implementing Policies to Reduce the Likelihood of Preschool Expulsion" was supported by the Foundation for Child Development, the A.L. Mailman Family Foundation, and the Schott Center for Public Education. NOTE TO EDITORS: The complete report, policy brief, and covering press release will be available online on an embargoed basis on Wednesday, January 9 at 4 p.m. (EST) at http://www.fcd-us.org/resources/resources_show.htm?doc_id=636702. AScribe Newswire distributes news from nonprofit and public sector organizations.
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