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Systems Change in Personnel Preparation is a cluster of projects that have studied and continue to explore and support improvements in the preparation of personnel who work with young children (0-9) and their families, especially with disabilities.

Each project promotes systemic change and includes strategies for engaging stakeholders, identifying state and individual needs, infusing new information and activities, planning next steps and providing follow-up support. Evaluation and monitoring have been critical components of each phase of each project. This web site offers opportunities to:

Learn more about the current and past projects and the model around which they are organized;
Discover new resources and strategies

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The Fiscal Effects of Investing in High-Quality Preschool Programs

The Brookings Institution has released a new report entitled The Fiscal Effects of Investing in High-Quality Preschool Programs (2009) by William T. Dickens and Charles Baschnagel. The authors look at the potential long-term effects of two model preschool programs on federal, state and local government budgets. They find that both programs would pay back in reduced costs and increased revenues in excess of three-fourths of their costs within a seventy-five year budget window. The report can be accessed online at http://www.brookings.edu/papers/2009/04_preschool_programs_dickens.aspx

Source: Brookings Institution - Retrieved May 28, 2009; NECTAC Notes

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