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Preschool as public entitlement: Advancing children or political interests?
Fuller, Bruce, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 27-34). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of arguments for an approach to public prekindergarten that targets at risk populations of children instead of a universal approach to prekindergarten availability

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The case for public preschool
Gilliam, Walter S., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 116-120). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of select arguments for the placement of public prekindergarten programs in public schools throughout the United States

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What should come before preschool: Lessons from Early Head Start
Raikes, Helen, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 163-169). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview and discussion of the effects of Early Head Start (EHS) on both the socioemotional and cognitive outcomes of children and the choices of their parents, based on the results of both the Educare and the Early Head Start Research and Evaluation Project studies

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Four reasons the United States should offer every child a preschool education
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 34-39). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An identification and discussion of four arguments supporting a theory that universal public prekindergarten will yield greater returns for poor children than public programs targeting only at risk children

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Improving public financing for early learning programs
Barnett, W. Steven, April, 2011
(Preschool Policy Brief Issue 23). New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An overview of public financing sources and models for early care and education services, with recommendations for increasing funding levels and coordination

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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

An annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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Financing early childhood education programs: State, federal, and local issues
Hustedt, Jason T., 2011
Educational Policy, 25(1), 167-192

An overview of types of finance models used in state preschool initiatives

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Applying choice-based multivenue education concepts to preschool education
Witte, Daniel E., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 130-134). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An argument for choice-based and diverse early education offerings in the United States as inspired by the conceptual work of Thomas Jefferson

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Determinants of household participation in Florida's Voluntary Prekindergarten program
Nores, Milagros, December, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A study of the relationship of child and family characteristics, including program awareness, to participation in Florida's publicly funded Voluntary Prekindergarten program, based on a survey of 1,305 randomly selected parents or legal guardians with children aged 4 and 5

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Public schools as the hub of a mixed-delivery system of early care and education
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 126-129). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An argument for the development of public prekindergartens as model early care and education services in communities as part of efforts both to increase standards and to access more community funding and resources

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"Who's in the circle?": A study of family participation in Georgia's Pre-K Program
Nores, Milagros, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A study of the relationship of family characteristics to participation in and knowledge of the lottery-funded Georgia Pre-K Program, based on a survey of 1,310 randomly selected parents or legal guardians with children aged 4 and 5

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New Jersey's Abbott prekindergarten program: A model for the nation
Frede, Ellen, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 191-196). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview of trends in participation, measurements of academic outcomes, and efforts to improve quality in the public preschool programs of New Jersey's Abbott-designated school districts

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The economic case for targeted preschool programs
Rolnick, Arthur, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 22-26). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of economic arguments supporting a targeted approach to public early childhood education focusing on children in need instead of a universal availability approach

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Effective child development strategies
Heckman, James J., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 2-8). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the potential role of early education in attempts to improve the adult achievement of individuals and populations with early cognitive, socioemotional, and economic disadvantages

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Early childhood education: The likelihood of sustained effects
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 200-205). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview of research on the effects of several early education programs on the cognitive, socioemotional, and academic skills of children in the elementary school years

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Preschool programs should be coordinated in the public schools with supports from Head Start and child care
Gilliam, Walter S., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 120-126). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of potential benefits of increased support for prekindergarten programs in public schools, as well as an acknowledgement of several practical obstacles to increased support for public prekindergarten

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Bachelor's degrees are necessary but not sufficient: Preparing teachers to teach young children
Bowman, Barbara T., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 54-57). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A commentary on the changing skill requirements and ideal educational levels of early childhood teachers

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How to make early childhood programs highly effective
Schweinhart, Lawrence J., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 141-144). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A commentary on the political restraints that limit the implementation and evaluation of science-based improvements to early education in the United States

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B.A. plus: Reconciling reality and reach
Kagan, Sharon Lynn, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 68-73). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of requiring early childhood teachers to hold a bachelor of arts (B.A.) degree, and an outline of alternative and complimentary approaches to educational requirements for early educators

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The state of preschool 2011: State preschool yearbook: Executive summary
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A summary of an annual review of access to, quality in, and resources devoted to state-funded preschool programs for 3- and 4-year-old children in all 50 states and the District of Columbia during the 2010-2011 program year, based on a survey of administrators of state-funded preschool programs

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Why the Child-Parent Center Education Program promotes life-course development
Reynolds, Arthur J., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 144-152). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An overview of the indicators used to evaluate the effectiveness of the Child-Parent Center Education Program and a discussion of the program's features

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