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Dewitt Wallace Library Annual Report 2014-2015, Teresa A. Fishel, Beth Hillemann, Jacquelyn F. Betsworth, Aaron Albertson, Dave Collins, Angi Faiks, Katy Gabrio, Virginia Moran, Ellen Holt-Werle, Connie Karlen, Alexis Logsdon, Jesse A. Sawyer, Chris Schommer, Laura Secord, Katie Witzig Jul 2015

Dewitt Wallace Library Annual Report 2014-2015, Teresa A. Fishel, Beth Hillemann, Jacquelyn F. Betsworth, Aaron Albertson, Dave Collins, Angi Faiks, Katy Gabrio, Virginia Moran, Ellen Holt-Werle, Connie Karlen, Alexis Logsdon, Jesse A. Sawyer, Chris Schommer, Laura Secord, Katie Witzig

Annual Report - DeWitt Wallace Library

Summary of library and media services activities for 2014-2015


The Preschool Puzzle: Exploring Variations In Early Childhood Education Teacher Quality Across States, Alice Rockswold Apr 2015

The Preschool Puzzle: Exploring Variations In Early Childhood Education Teacher Quality Across States, Alice Rockswold

Political Science Honors Projects

There is a growing consensus in the early childhood education community that it is necessary to raise the qualifications of preschool teachers. Yet, little is known about why rigorous degree and training standards have advanced further in some states than others. In this analysis, I explore various political and demographic factors that might account for the uneven support for such standards, with special attention to the role of Head Start as a driver of quality, given its presence and variation in strength across states. Using longitudinal data from the National Institute of Early Childhood Education, I find weak evidence that …