Early Education

Insights into measuring the quality of preschool and kindergarten programs

Report

Tough Test: The Nation’s Troubled Early Learning Assessment Landscape

Authored byLynn Olson, Brooke LePage

The incoherent, misaligned web of early learning assessments

Report

Invisible Students: The Information Crisis in Early Education

Authored byLynn Olson

How to build stronger early learning systems post-pandemic

Commentary

How to Salvage Federal Funding for Child Care, Early Education

Authored byAlyssa Haywoode

Funding strategies for child care and preK

From the Field

Research Notes: Breaking the Cycle? Intergeneration Effects of Head Start

Authored byNathalie Kirsch

The multi-generational impact of early education programs

Universal Pre-K

17

States, plus D.C., with a universal pre-k policy as of January 2023
5

States with at least 70 percent of 4-year-olds enrolled in pre-K, 2019-20

Source: National Institute for Early Education Research

Preschool Enrollment

55%

3- to 5-year-old children enrolled in school, 2020
66%

3- to 5-year-old children enrolled in school, 2019

Source: NCES

From the Field

Research Notes: Breaking the Cycle? Intergeneration Effects of Head Start

Authored byNathalie Kirsch

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From the Field

The Effectiveness of a Volunteer One-on-One Tutoring Model for Early Reading

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Report

Invisible Students: The Information Crisis in Early Education

Authored byLynn Olson

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From the Field

The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston

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Report

Tough Test: The Nation’s Troubled Early Learning Assessment Landscape

Authored byLynn Olson, Brooke LePage

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Commentary

Early Childhood Investments Suffer When Kids Are Uninsured

Authored byElisabeth Wright Burak, Maggie Clark

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From the Field

Untangling the Evidence on Preschool Effectiveness

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The Effects of Universal Preschool on Washington, D.C.

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Head Start And Public School Spending

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The Lasting Impact of Tulsa’s Pre-K Program

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Quantifying the Life-Cycle Benefits of a Prototypical Early Childhood Program

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Connecting the Steps: State Strategies to Ease the Transition from Pre-K to Kindergarten

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The Churn

The latest leadership changes in the education sector

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