Heard in the Forum: Video Clips on Braiding Funds for Full-Day Pre-K

This week in our Early Ed Forum, we posted two new video clips from the Before Birth & Up Through Third Grade Policy Forum:

1. Walter Gilliam, associate professor, Child Study Center at Yale University, praises the efforts underway in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS), Maryland to serve more high-need preschool children. The clip also cites some forthcoming research by Gilliam on the relationship between policy-making and policy implementation at the classroom level.
2. Janine Bacquie, director of early childhood education for MCPS, discusses how the school district braids local, state and federal funds, including Title I dollars, to provide full-day pre-kindergarten for children from families in poverty. She also shares data on student outcomes showing that MCPS’s full-day program has led children to gain more skills than children who did not attend for the full day.

Make your views known in the forum discussion areas and let us know lessons you have learned or what kinds of practical information have been most helpful in your communities. Also, take a look at the resources page and let us know about any research or online tools you have found useful.