Does State Pre-K Improve Achievement? Some Evidence Counters Conventional Wisdom
The Brookings Institution has released a report that calls into question the belief that state pre-K programs significantly improve student achievement.…
How to Expand Pre-K Education
In 2001, the Pew Charitable Trusts developed a seven- to 10-year plan to seek approval of policies for universal, high-quality…
What We Pay Early Childhood Educators
The Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at the University of California, Berkeley has released its Early Childhood…
Are Pre-K Teachers Paid Enough?
We’ve noted in an earlier post that there is support among preschool and K-3 teachers for unifying the system of…
Free College or Free Child Care?
A recent article by Taryn Morrissey, Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, American University School of Public Affairs, notes…
The Economic Argument for State Investment In Early Childhood Education
Listen to this edition of the “Our American States” podcast from the National Conference of State Legislatures, “The Economic Argument…