Table 2.6. Early childhood education standards, school readiness definitions, assessments, and programs for children not meeting expectations, by state: 2010

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Table 2.6. Early childhood education standards, school readiness definitions, assessments, and programs for children not meeting expectations, by state: 2010–11

State	State has early-learning standards aligned with elementary-grade academic standards	State has formal definition of school readiness	State requires districts to assess readiness of entering students	State has programs for children not meeting school-readiness expectations

United States¹	48	22	19	23

Alabama	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Alaska	Yes	No	Yes	No
Arizona	Yes	No	No	No
Arkansas	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
California	Yes	Yes	No	No

Colorado	Yes	Yes	No	No
Connecticut	Yes	No	No	No
Delaware	Yes	No	No	No
District of Columbia	Yes	Yes	No	No
Florida	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Georgia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Hawaii	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
Idaho	Yes	No	No	No
Illinois	Yes	No	No	Yes
Indiana	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Iowa	Yes	No	Yes	No
Kansas	Yes	Yes	No	No
Kentucky	Yes	Yes	No	No
Louisiana	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Maine	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

Maryland	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Massachusetts	Yes	No	No	No
Michigan	Yes	No	No	Yes
Minnesota	Yes	No	No	Yes
Mississippi	Yes	Yes	No	Yes

Missouri	Yes	No	No	No
Montana	No	No	No	No
Nebraska	Yes	No	No	No
Nevada	Yes	No	No	No
New Hampshire	Yes	No	No	No

New Jersey	Yes	No	No	Yes
New Mexico	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
New York	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
North Carolina	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
North Dakota	No	No	No	No

Ohio	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Oklahoma	Yes	No	Yes	No
Oregon	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Pennsylvania	Yes	No	No	Yes
Rhode Island	Yes	No	No	No

South Carolina	Yes	No	No	No
South Dakota	No	No	No	No
Tennessee	Yes	In process	Yes	Yes
Texas	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
Utah	Yes	No	Yes	Yes

Vermont	Yes	No	No	Yes
Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Washington	Yes	No	No	No
West Virginia	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Wisconsin	Yes	Yes	No	No
Wyoming	Yes	No	Yes	No
¹ National total reflects the number of "Yes" responses for the column. SOURCE: Quality Counts 2011: Uncertain Forecast, Editorial Projects in Education Research Center, Education Week, 2011. Data Source.

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