Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Annual report 2008-2009
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability,
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on new analyses 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 2005-2006 with those who did not
Reports & Papers
Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Annual report 2008-2009 [Executive summary]
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability,
Nashville: Tennessee, Office Research and Educational Accountability.
A summary of a longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee's prekindergarten program, based on new analyses 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 2005-2006 with those who did not
Executive Summary
Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: First interim report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 12 December, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee’s prekindergarten program; based on a comparison of annual assessments of 5 cohorts of children who attended prekindergarten programs between 1999-2000 and the 2003-2004 school year with the annual assessments of children who did not
Reports & Papers
Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: First interim report [Executive summary]
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 12 December, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A summary of a longitudinal evaluation of Tennessee’s prekindergarten program; based on a comparison of annual assessments of 5 cohorts of children who attended prekindergarten programs between 1999-2000 and the 2003-2004 school year with the annual assessments of children who did not
Executive Summary
Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Preliminary report
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 04 September, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
An investigation into the academic achievement of participants in Tennessee’s prekindergarten program, and an exploration of program characteristics that promote participants’ short- and long-term academic achievement, based on a comparison of assessments of prekindergarten participants from the 1998-1999 through 2000-2001 program years with assessments of a random sample of children who did not participate in a prekindergarten program
Reports & Papers
Assessing the effectiveness of Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program: Preliminary report [Executive summary]
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, 04 September, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A summary of an investigation into the academic achievement of participants in Tennessee’s prekindergarten program, and an exploration of program characteristics that promote participants’ short- and long-term academic achievement, based on a comparison of assessments of prekindergarten participants from the 1998-1999 through 2000-2001 program years with assessments of a random sample of children who did not participate in a prekindergarten program
Executive Summary
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
Reports & Papers
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
Executive Summary
Assessing the impact of Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program: Final report
Strategic Research Group, 31 May, 2011
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Educational Accountability.
A longitudinal study of the relationship of participation in Tennessee state-funded prekindergarten to academic outcomes in kindergarten through fifth grade, based on an analysis of assessment data from children who participated in the program and a matched sample of nonparticipants
Reports & Papers
Assessing the impact of Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program: Final report [Executive summary]
Strategic Research Group, 31 May, 2011
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Educational Accountability.
A summary of a longitudinal study of the relationship of participation in Tennessee state-funded prekindergarten to academic outcomes in kindergarten through fifth grade, based on an analysis of assessment data from children who participated in the program and a matched sample of nonparticipants
Executive Summary
Evaluating child care: Tennessee's Star-Quality Program
Moore, Russell, May, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
An evaluation of the Star-Quality Program, Tennessee's child care licensing and evaluation system, based on interviews with child care providers, policymakers, and key stakeholders, and an assessment of early education environments across Tennessee in 2006
Reports & Papers
Evaluating child care: Tennessee's Star-Quality Program [Executive summary]
Moore, Russell, May, 2007
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A summary of an evaluation of the Star-Quality Program, Tennessee's child care licensing and evaluation system, based on interviews with child care providers, policymakers, and key stakeholders, and an assessment of early education environments across Tennessee in 2006
Executive Summary
Pre-k teachers’ employment rights and benefits
Riley, Regina, March, 2009
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
An exploration of the salary and benefits packages and employment rights of prekindergarten teachers employed by local education authorities (LEA) and non-local education authorities in Tennessee
Reports & Papers
Pre-k teachers’ employment rights and benefits [Executive summary]
Riley, Regina, March, 2009
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A summary of an exploration of the salary and benefits packages and employment rights of prekindergarten teachers employed by local education authorities (LEA) and non-local education authorities in Tennessee
Executive Summary
Ready or not...: A look at kindergarten readiness
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, June, 1998
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
An inquiry into state policies on kindergarten readiness recommendations for changes to Tennessee’s kindergarten entrance policy
Other
Tennessee’s pre-kindergarten program
Tennessee. Offices of Research and Education Accountability, October, 2009
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
An overview of the developments in policy and the appropriation of state monies for prekindergarten programs in Tennessee from 1998 through 2009
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Why pre-k?: A legislative staff briefing paper
Detch, Ethel R., March, 2001
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
An exploration of prekindergarten programs and lessons learned from California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, with a discussion of the implications of these lessons on Tennessee’s prekindergarten program
Other
Why pre-k?: A legislative staff briefing paper [Executive summary]
Detch, Ethel R., March, 2001
Nashville: Tennessee, Offices of Research and Education Accountability.
A summary of an exploration of prekindergarten programs and lessons learned from California, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, New York, South Carolina, Texas, and Wisconsin, with a discussion of the implications of these lessons on Tennessee’s prekindergarten program
Executive Summary