Kindergarten for Equity: A Policy Advocacy Statement

<p> The urgency to close the achievement gap means it is our moral imperative to provide all children with the opportunities necessary to succeed as early as possible. Knowing the critical timing of a child’s brain development from birth to age five, we cannot afford to wait until a child is six or seven years old to begin developing their academic and social emotional capacity. This policy advocacy document supports a statewide mandate for children to attend kindergarten at age five throughout the state of Illinois. With little need for increased resources to accommodate the mandate, the social, moral and ethical benefits of providing education at an early age have lifelong benefits for children with access. </p>

Name thesis:degree_name

Ed.D. Doctor of Education

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation - Public Access

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Educational Leadership

Year dc:date.available

2017

Author dc:creator

• Houlihan, Amy

Contributors dc:contributor

• Dr. Beth Minor
• Dr. Linell Monson

• Curriculum and Instruction
• Early Childhood Education
• Education
• Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research
• Elementary Education

Repository record dc:identifier

https://digitalcommons.nl.edu/diss/259

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:digitalcommons.nl.edu:diss-1271