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Monthly Archives: June 2013
My recent appearance on HuffPost Live
On Wednesday, June 19, I participated in a video discussion of preschool on HuffPost Live. An archive of the approximately 25 minute discussion can be found here.
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Brookings article provides support for high benefit-cost ratios for state pre-K, but you wouldn’t know it from the article
In response to a reader request, I looked at a recent article on Obama’s preschool proposal, written by Grover J. “Russ” Whitehurst of the Brookings Institution. Dr. Whitehurst is a child psychologist who previously directed the research arm of the … Continue reading
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New study shows large effects of high-quality pre-K for a broad-access program
My new study of an innovative pre-K program in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, has just been posted at the Upjohn Institute website. The Kalamazoo County program is called “Kalamazoo County Ready 4s”, or KC Ready 4s. KC Ready 4s aims to … Continue reading
Public radio interview about Michigan’s expansion of pre-K
I was recently interviewed by the local public radio station, WMUK, about the recent legislative agreement on the expansion of Michigan’s state-funded pre-K program, the Great Start Readiness Program. Governor Snyder’s proposal for expanded pre-K has now passed both houses … Continue reading
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