Regional Differences in Kindergartners' Early Education Experiences
Early Childhood Education: Regional Differences in Kindergartners' Early Education Experiences.
Public funding for prekindergarten classes is growing, with most states currently supporting some type of prekindergarten initiative. This article describes kindergartners' participation in preschool and kindergarten programs, as well as characteristics of the programs and the children who attended them, to provide a regional picture of their early learning experiences. It notes that certain child and family characteristics vary across regions, as do program characteristics and participation.
The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) fulfills a congressional mandate to collect and report "statistics and information showing the condition and progress of education in the United States and other nations in order to promote and accelerate the improvement of American education."
Presents 10 years of data on internet access in public schools, including national estimates as well as selected fi ndings by school characteristics.
In addition, the website provides a variety of online data tools so that users can build their own tables using raw data from NCES surveys.
