In December 2019, Education Commission of the States hosted a policy symposium for national experts and state leaders working to develop integrated Preschool through Third Grade (P-3) systems. The resources listed below are designed to foster a whole child approach to learning and health.
State Levers and Resources
- A Whole Child Approach to School Improvement Under ESSA (Communities in Schools & Learning Policy Institute)
- 2019 Community Matters Report (Communities in Schools)
- Initiatives from Preschool to Third Grade: A Policymaker’s Guide (Education Commission of the States)
- The KLC Leadership Framework (Kansas Leadership Center)
- State Policy Framework for Personalized Learning (KnowledgeWorks)
- Foundations for Flourishing Futures: A Look Ahead for Young Children and Families (KnowledgeWorks)
- Framework for Planning, Implementing and Evaluating P-3 Approaches (National P-3 Center)
- The Current Landscape of School District and Charter Policies that Support Healthy Schools (School Year 2017-18) (Child Trends and Institute for Health Research and Policy)
Critical Issues
Social Emotional Learning:
- Collaborating States Initiative and Effective Social and Emotional Learning Programs (CASEL)
- An Overview of Social and Emotional Learning (Communities in Schools)
- Building Social and Emotional Skills in Afterschool Programs: A Literature Review (NCSL)
- A Policy Agenda in Support of How Learning Happens (National Commission on Social, Emotional and Academic Development)
Governance:
- A Framework for Choosing a State-Level Early Childhood Governance System (BUILD Initiative)
- Education Trends Report: Governance in Early Childhood Education (Education Commission of the States)
- Why the K-12 World Hasn’t Embraced Early Learning (Foresight Law & Policy)
Dual Language Learners:
- Promoting the Educational Success of Children and Youth Learning English (National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine)
- High-quality Early Learning: Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness: Insights for Policymakers (Brief)
- Early Childhood Essentials: A Framework for Aligning Child Skills and Educator Competencies (Learning Policy Institute)
Health:
- Health Barriers to Learning (Children’s Health Fund)
- State Education Policy that Supports Student Health (Healthy Schools Campaign)
Equity:
- Equity in Education: Key Questions to Consider (Education Commission of the States)
Assessment:
- 50-State Comparison: State Summative Assessments (Education Commission of the States)
- Initiatives from Preschool to Third Grade: A Policymaker’s Guide (Education Commission of the States)
Teachers and leaders:
- Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018 (Center for the Study of Child Care Employment)
- Building a Qualified and Supported Early Care and Education Workforce (NCSL)
- Strengthening Reading Instruction (NCTQ Databurst)
- L.E.A.D. Early Childhood Clearinghouse (The McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership)
- Six Essential Policy Areas of an ECE Professional Development System (NAEYC)
ACES/discipline:
- The Status of School Discipline in State Policy (Education Commission of the States)
- School Discipline Practices: A Public Health Crisis and Opportunity for Reform (Change Lab Solutions)
- States Take on Discipline in Preschool through Third Grade (NCSL)
- Opportunity Suspended (Communities in Schools)
Alignment and transitions:
- Transitions and Alignment from Preschool to Kindergarten (Education Commission of the States)
- Using Local, State and Federal Dollars to Improve Pre-K to K Transitions (New America)
- Moving into Kindergarten: How Schools and Districts are Connecting the Steps for Children and Families (New America)
- Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center (University of Texas Austin)
Presentation Slides
- A P-3 Approach (National P-3 Center, Kristie Kauerz)
- Whole Child Birth-8: Anchoring Concepts (National P-3 Center, Kristie Kauerz)
- Integrated Student Supports (Communities in Schools, Dale Erquiaga)
- Foundations for Flourishing Futures (KnowledgeWorks, Lillian Pace)
- Educating the Whole Child (Learning Policy Institute, Linda Darling Hammond)
