While the Tennessee pre-K study shows how important it is for early ed programs to evaluate their outcomes, some experts caution against using the study to draw conclusions about public pre-K ...

The latest results of the longest-running study of state-funded pre-K in the nation strengthen the case for universal programs open to all young children. Released Tuesday by researchers at Georgetown ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — After 13 years of research on 3,000, low-income, Tennessee kids, Vanderbilt University researchers released a study suggesting the state pre-K program needs an overhaul. "I ...

The jury is in: after five years and $6 million spent studying the effectiveness of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Program for low-income kids, research shows kids in that program eventually do worse on ...

But recently, public policy debate over state-funded pre-K has shifted from school-readiness levels when students enter kindergarten to longer-term effects. “Taxpayers and public officials would like ...

Pre-K advocates in Philly and elsewhere often argue that government investment in early childhood education pays societal dividends in the long run. New research by a prominent academic puts a number ...

Universal pre-K advocates have historically used studies the way a drunk man uses lampposts – for support rather than illumination, as the Brookings Institution’s Russ Whitehurst has pointed out.

If you have a child in a pre-K program, you may have more money in your pocket. A recent study shows there are lasting benefits for parents and their careers with pre-K enrollment. Stream Connecticut ...

A report released this month found Houston children attending pre-kindergarten are over 20% more likely to be ready for early elementary school and less likely to be chronically absent. The studies, ...

A new study suggests universal pre-K programs could increase parents' earnings. Researchers found that those who enrolled their kids in free pre-K made about 21% more Universal pre-K programs have ...

Nevada education advocates have long included universal pre-kindergarten on their expensive wish list. But the evidence that pre-K will set children on a path toward academic success is so weak that ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has released the results of two studies on the state’s On My Way Pre-K program. The program, which ...