Research
Our research focuses on relevant and timely issues on early education within local education agencies and understanding their local context. Our research is informed and reviewed by the DIAL EE Fellows, DIAL EE advisory committee and content experts.
A Survey of ECE Visibility and Alignment in California School Districts
In 2020, DIAL EE conducted a study to examine how visible early childhood education (ECE) was in California school districts. The Early Education Visibility in California School Districts report is a follow-up to that report, and it examines what has changed in the past year. The report includes the following:
- Fall 2021 school district website scan of school districts with CSPP contracts
- Survey of early education district leaders
- Review of the state’s Contract and Tracking System (CATS) reports
- Conversations with DIAL EE’s Local Education Agency fellows who are their district’s early education lead.
The findings and feedback to both the 2020 and 2021 reports have led us to develop a Visibility Toolkit to increase the visibility of early education within school districts.
Past Research
In the fall of 2020, the Center for District Innovation And Leadership in Early Education (DIAL EE) began to study ...
Last year, The Center for District Innovation And Leadership in Early Education (DIAL EE) conducted a study that ...
The Transitional Kindergarten in California: Early Growth and Uneven Capacity report is a collaboration with ...
In a new brief with the Berkeley Children's Forum and DIAL EE, Hampered Growth: Implementing Transitional ...