Kindergarten Entrance Ages: A 30 Year Trend Analysis PDF - There has been a trend in the states over the last 30 years to establish a cutoff date earlier in the year for children entering kindergarten. This ECS StateNote examines the trend, providing changes for each state since 1975. (Michael Colasanti, Education Commission of the States, March 2007)...

How States Fund Full-Day Kindergarten MS Word - This ECS StateNote shows how each state’s funding formula addresses kindergarten. It addresses how states’ funding formulas for half- and full-day kindergarten compare, and how states’ funding formulas for full-day kindergarten and 1st grade compare. (Education Commission of the States, updated August 2005)...

Full-Day Kindergarten: A Study of State Policies in the United States PDF - This report provides a state policy overview of full-day kindergarten in the United States. It is intended, however, to accomplish more than simply describing current policies. Based on an Education Commission of the States’ (ECS) review, the report identifies four key areas where states need to strengthen their full-day kindergarten policies. (Education Commission of the States, July 2005)...

School Finance and Full-Day Kindergarten: Taxation and Spending Caps MS Word PDF - According to this StateNote, funding for local school districts comes primarily from property taxes. Local district taxation, as well as state limits on spending, play a critical role in whether or not local school districts have the ability to support programs such as full-day kindergarten. This StateNote lists the local taxes used to fund education and the taxation and spending caps in each state. (Michael Griffith, Education Commission of the States, June 2004)...

An Evidence-Based Approach to Estimating the National and State Costs of PreK-3rd - In this policy brief, the authors offer a framework for estimating the costs of doing Pre-K-3rd. Education finance policy researchers apply their evidence-based approach to estimate the national and state-by-state costs of Pre-K-3rd approaches. (Lawrence Picus, Allan Odden and Michael Goetz, Foundation for Child Development, April 2009)...