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Monthly Archives: December 2013
Published Duke study of North Carolina early childhood programs finds good evidence for spillover benefits for overall student achievement
The recently-published version of a Duke University study provides good evidence that high-quality early childhood programs have sizable spillover benefits for overall student achievement. The research also suggests that these programs can have ratios of earnings benefits to costs that … Continue reading
Final two short videos released on early childhood programs
Two more short videos on early childhood programs have been released, combining my words with videos and animation by Detroit Public TV. One of these videos discusses short-term benefits of early childhood programs. These benefits include reducing remedial education costs, … Continue reading
Posted in Early childhood programs, Timing of benefits
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Decisions on pre-K should be based on solid research evidence, not fragile case study evidence
Summary: A December 4 USA Today op-ed argues against expanding pre-K programs. The main argument is that Oklahoma test scores haven’t increased dramatically, even though the state has significantly increased pre-K access. But a sample size of one state is … Continue reading
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