Early Education

Insights into measuring the quality of preschool and kindergarten programs

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

The incoherent, misaligned web of early learning assessments

Invisible Students: The Information Crisis in Early Education

How to build stronger early learning systems post-pandemic

How to Salvage Federal Funding for Child Care, Early Education

Funding strategies for child care and preK

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

The multi-generational impact of early education programs

Early Education

By the Numbers

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

Early Education

All Work

Research Notes: The Impact of Pre-K3 Programs on Elementary Enrollments, Student Supports

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Research Notes: New Evidence of the Value of Preschool

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Q&A: Gormley on His Long-Running Tulsa Pre-K Research

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

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

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Invisible Students: The Information Crisis in Early Education

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The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston

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

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Early Childhood Investments Suffer When Kids Are Uninsured

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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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