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This week in our , we posted from the m:

1. Walter Gilliam, associate professor, 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 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.

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