The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report
The interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments
Reports & Papers
The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Interim report [Executive summary]
A summary of the interim results through kindergarten of a longitudinal study of the impact of participation in the New Jersey Abbott Preschool Program, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, based on classroom observations and direct child assessments
Executive Summary
Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth grade follow-up
A study of the relationship of participation in New Jersey's Abbott Preschool, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, to educational achievement and school success in fourth and fifth grades, based on a comparison of state assessment test data for 553 Abbott Preschool participants and 201 matched nonparticipants who attended the same kindergarten classrooms
Reports & Papers
Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth grade follow-up [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the relationship of participation in New Jersey's Abbott Preschool, a publicly-funded, high-quality preschool program for children in high-poverty school districts, to educational achievement and school success in fourth and fifth grades, based on a comparison of state assessment test data for 553 Abbott Preschool participants and 201 matched nonparticipants who attended the same kindergarten classrooms
Executive Summary
The APPLES Blossom: The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Preliminary results through 2nd grade: Interim report
Preliminary findings from a longitudinal study on the lasting effects of participation in an Abbott prekindergarten program on children’s language, literacy, and math skills in first and second grade
Reports & Papers
The APPLES Blossom: The Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study (APPLES): Preliminary results through 2nd grade: Interim report [Executive summary]
A summary of preliminary findings from a longitudinal study on the lasting effects of participation in an Abbott prekindergarten program on children’s language, literacy, and math skills in first and second grade
Executive Summary
The battle over Head Start: What the research shows
A summary evaluating the effects and future of Head Start education
Other
A benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian early childhood intervention
A discussion of findings from a benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention Study
Reports & Papers
The benefits of prekindergarten for middle-income children
A policy report discussing the need for more research on middle income children's risk of being denied quality child care due to eligibility ceilings and if this risk affects their potential for school readiness
Other
Better teachers, better preschools: Student achievement linked to teacher qualifications
A brief examining the link between preschool teacher qualifications and child outcomes, with recommendations for preschool teacher requirements.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Brief report: Funding cuts to state-funded prekindergarten programs in FY10 & 11
An overview of proposed cuts to state-funded prekindergarten programs for fiscal year 2010 and fiscal year 2011
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building early childhood facilities: What states can do to create supply and promote quality
A summary of an examination of issues related to child care facilities, with policy recommendations for addressing barriers to improving the supply and quality of child care facilities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building early childhood facilities: What states can do to create supply and promote quality
A summary of an examination of issues related to child care facilities, with policy recommendations for addressing barriers to improving the supply and quality of child care facilities
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Building early childhood facilities: What states can do to create supply and promote quality
An examination of issues related to child care facilities, with policy recommendations for addressing barriers to improving the supply and quality of child care facilities
Other
California's preschool for all act (Proposition 82): A policy analysis
A policy brief discussing California's preschool for all act, Proposition 82, in terms of its potential impact on preschool children's school readiness, education attainment, and its potential economic benefits
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Case study: Public preschool in New Jersey is one roadmap to quality
A description of the development and implementation of New Jersey's public preschool program
Reports & Papers
Challenging behaviors and the role of preschool education
A review of research on the relationship of children's participation in child care and early education, including curricula targeted at building social skills, and challenging behaviors
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Challenging behaviors and the role of preschool education
A summary of a review of research on the relationship of children's participation in child care and early education, including curricula targeted at building social skills, and challenging behaviors
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Child outcome standards in pre-k programs: What are standards; what is needed to make them work?
An overview of child outcome standards in Prekindergarten programs, how they relate to the standards movement in K-12 education, and what conditions are necessary to ensure their effectiveness
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Class size: What's the best fit?
A discussion of the influence that class size has on the quality of preschool education
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Connecting neurons, concepts, and people: Brain development and its implications
An overview of what is known about early brain development and its implications for policy and practice
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Connecting neurons, concepts, and people: Brain development and its implications
An overview of what is known about early brain development and its implications for policy and practice
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Continued impacts of New Mexico PreK on children's readiness for kindergarten: Results from the third year of implementation
A study of the impacts 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
Reports & Papers
Continued impacts of New Mexico PreK on children's readiness for kindergarten: Results from the third year of implementation [Executive summary]
A summary of a study of the impacts 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
Executive Summary
Coordinating America's highly diversified early childhood portfolio
A discussion of the coordination and integration of programs for preschool-age children to produce a more cohesive early childhood system
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