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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Second interim report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 18 August, 2008
Nashville: Tennessee, Office of Research and Educational Accountability.

A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on an analysis of children's assessments conducted during the 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 school years that compared children who participated in the prekindergarten program from 1998-1999 through 2006-2007 with those who did not

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Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Second interim report [Executive summary]
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 18 August, 2008
Nashville: Tennessee, Office of Research and Education Accountability.

A summary of a longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on an analysis of children's assessments conducted during the 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007 school years that compared children who participated in the prekindergarten program from 1998-1999 through 2006-2007 with those who did not

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Do state pre-k programs improve children's pre-literacy and math learning?
National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation, 2008
Cambridge, MA: National Forum on Early Childhood Program Evaluation.

A summary of a study of the impact of state prekindergarten programs in Michigan, New Jersey, Oklahoma, South Carolina, and West Virginia on children's vocabulary, math, and print awareness skills by comparing children who had completed a year of prekindergarten with nonparticipants who had missed the enrollment age cut-off and were about to start prekindergarten

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An eco-behavioral analysis of children’s engagements in urban public school preschool classrooms
Powell, Douglas R., Q1 2008
Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 23(1), 108-123

An analysis of child engagement in the activities of preschool classrooms featuring different sized groups, the presence or absence of teachers during free play, and the different styles of talk used by teachers, in 12 classrooms in a large urban school district in the Midwest

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The effects of Oklahoma’s pre-K program on Hispanic children
Gormley, Jr., William T., December 2008
Social Science Quarterly, 89(4), 916-936

An assessment of the effects of Oklahoma’s universal prekindergarten program on the learning gains of Hispanic students in Tulsa, based on an experimental group of 274 students who have completed prekindergarten and a control group of 333 students about to enter prekindergarten

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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Children's longitudinal outcomes and program quality over time (2003-2007)
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 2008
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of a longitudinal follow-up in their kindergarten year of two cohorts of participants (starting the program in 2003-2004 and 2005-2006, respectively) in the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that evaluated classroom quality and participant outcomes, based on classroom observations and child assessments

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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Performance and progress in the seventh year (2007-2008): Year 7 report (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008)
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 2008
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A statewide evaluation of the 2007-2008 program year of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that examined program characteristics, classroom quality, and participant outcomes, based on monthly program reports, classroom observations and child assessments

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Evaluation of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program: Performance and progress in the seventh year (2007-2008): Year 7 report (July 1, 2007-June 30, 2008): Executive summary
Peisner-Feinberg, Ellen S., 2008
Chapel Hill, NC: FPG Child Development Institute.

A summary of a statewide evaluation of the 2007-2008 program year of the North Carolina More at Four pre-kindergarten program, a state-funded initiative to provide high-quality educational experiences to at-risk four-year-olds, that examined program characteristics, classroom quality, and participant outcomes, based on monthly program reports, classroom observations and child assessments

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Impacts of early childhood programs: State pre-kindergarten
Isaacs, Julia B., September 2008
(Research Brief No. 1). Washington, DC: Brookings Institution, Center on Children and Families.

An overview of the impacts of state-funded prekindergarten programs on child and family outcomes

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Impacts of New Mexico PreK on children's school readiness at kindergarten entry: Results from the second year of a growing initiative
Hustedt, Jason T., June 2008
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A study of the effects of participation in New Mexico PreK, a state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children offered through a variety of public and community-based providers, on children's receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills at kindergarten entry, based on assessments of children participating in the program's second year

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Impacts of New Mexico PreK on children's school readiness at kindergarten entry: Results from the second year of a growing initiative [Executive summary]
Hustedt, Jason T., June 2008
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of a study of the effects of participation in New Mexico PreK, a state-funded preschool program for four-year-old children offered through a variety of public and community-based providers, on children's receptive vocabulary, early literacy, and early math skills at kindergarten entry, based on assessments of children participating in the program's second year

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June 2008: Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts: Showing results for Pennsylvania's children
Pre K Counts, June 2008
Harrisburg, PA: Pre K Counts.

Highlights of the influence of Pre-K Counts program participation on the development and outcomes of four-year-old children in Pennsylvania

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Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program evaluation
Massachusetts. Department of Early Education and Care, December 2008
Boston: Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care.

An exploration of programs’ use of state funding for quality improvement, the perceptions of service providers on their improvements in program quality, and the identification of areas that need more support by the Massachusetts Universal Pre-kindergarten program, an initiative to provide all of the state’s children with access to high-quality early education programs

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Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten (UPK) Pilot Program: FY08 evaluation: Executive summary
Massachusetts. Department of Early Education and Care, August 2008
Boston: Massachusetts, Department of Early Education and Care.

A summary of an implementation and early outcome evaluation of the Massachusetts Universal Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Program, which disbursed grants to improve classroom quality in early childhood programs, that examined programs' allocation of funds to improve quality, perceptions of quality increases, and remaining program needs

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Oregon blazes a path for Head Start expansion
Allen, Benjamin L., Winter 2008
(NHSA Dialog Briefs Vol. 11 Issue 2). Alexandria, VA: National Head Start Association.

A discussion of Oregon's combined state-level delivery system of Head Start and prekindergarten programs

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Pre K Counts public-private partnership for educational success: SPECS interim research on child and program outcomes (2005-2007)
Pre K Counts, March, 2008
Harrisburg, PA: Pre K Counts.

Highlights of findings from an outcome evaluation of Pre K Counts, a Pennsylvania initiative to improve early education and care quality by increasing prekindergarten partnerships among community-based child care providers and school districts, based on measures of children's development and program quality

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The pre-k pinch: Early education and the middle class
Wat, Albert, November, 2008
Washington, DC: Pre-K Now.

A discussion of the early education and care affordability challenges facing middle class families with incomes that leave them ineligible for state-funded prekindergarten programs, with recommendations for increasing middle class families' access to these programs

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Preschool programs can boost school readiness
Gormley, Jr., William T., June 27, 2008
Science, 320, 1723-1724

A comparison of the academic skills of experimental groups of 1,264 children completing public prekindergarten and 327 children completing Head Start programs and control groups of 1,492 children entering public prekindergarten and 483 children entering Head Start programs in Tulsa

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Project Early Kindergarten child care partners: March 2008 focus group results
Mohr, Caryn, May 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A study of the experiences of child care providers offering services through Project Early Kindergarten, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten, based on provider focus groups

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Project Early Kindergarten child care partners: March 2008 focus group results
Mohr, Caryn, May 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A summary of a study of the experiences of child care providers offering services through Project Early Kindergarten, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten, based on provider focus groups

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Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Evaluation report on the second year of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
Gozali-Lee, Edith, October 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

An evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the second year of Project Early K-Early Reading First, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, intended to facilitate the transition of four-year-old children to kindergarten that uses federal Early Reading First funding and a literacy-focused curriculum

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Project Early Kindergarten-Early Reading First: Evaluation report on the second year of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
Gozali-Lee, Edith, October 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A summary of an evaluation of the implementation and outcomes of the second year of Project Early K-Early Reading First, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten that uses federal Early Reading First funding and a literacy-focused curriculum

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Project Early Kindergarten evaluation update: General overview of results through 2007-08 of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
Mohr, Caryn, September 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A synthesis of different components of an implementation and outcomes evaluation through the fourth year of Project Early Kindergarten, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten

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Project Early Kindergarten evaluation update: General overview of results through 2007-08 of a Saint Paul Public Schools initiative
Mohr, Caryn, September 2008
St. Paul, MN: Wilder Research Center.

A summary of a synthesis of different components of an implementation and outcomes evaluation through the fourth year of Project Early Kindergarten, an early kindergarten program in St. Paul, Minnesota, for four-year-old children intended to facilitate the transition to kindergarten

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Rochester early enhancement project retrospective study report with addendum
Pozzi, Dawn, February 2008
Rochester, NY: Children's Institute.

A retrospective examination of the influence of the Rochester Early Education Project (REEP), an initiative to improve children's school readiness and later academic achievement, on children's academic success, based on information for approximately 400 children from Rochester, New York who participated in the program

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