Are Ratings from Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Valid Measures of Program Quality? A Synthesis of Validation Studies from Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge States

Title:	Are Ratings from Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement Systems Valid Measures of Program Quality? A Synthesis of Validation Studies from Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge States
Description:	The Race to the Top-Early Learning Challenge grant program (RTT-ELC) promoted the use of rating systems to document and improve the quality of early learning programs. These publications assess the progress made by RTT-ELC states in implementing Tiered Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (TQRIS). The publications are based on interviews with state administrators, administrative TQRIS data on early learning programs and ratings, and validation studies from a subset of RTT-ELC grantee states. The publications find that states made progress in promoting program participation in TQRIS but that most programs did not move from lower to high rating levels during the study period and higher TQRIS ratings were generally not related to better developmental outcomes for children.
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Cover Date:	April 2019
Web Release:	April 29, 2019
Print Release:	April 29, 2019
Publication #:	NCEE 20194001 General Ordering Information
Center/Program:	NCEE
Authors:	Lindsay Fox, Moira McCullough, Pia Caronongan, and Mariesa Herrmann: Mathematica Policy Research
Type of Product:	Evaluation Report
Keywords:	Early Childhood Education Early Intervention Educational Improvement Systematic Review
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Evaluation Report, please contact: Tracy Rimdzius.