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Whitehurst’s latest comments on pre-K
Russ Whitehurst has some more recent comments on pre-K, this time arguing against a more recent study of Georgia pre-K. This more recent study found pre-K effects on cognitive skills which, averaged across all tests used, had an average “effect … Continue reading
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Reflections coming out of the recent AEI forum debating pre-K
On Wednesday, February 17, I participated in a forum at the American Enterprise Institute. The forum, organized by AEI Research Fellow Katharine Stevens, was entitled “Does pre-K work? A look at the research.” Forum participants, in addition to me, were … Continue reading
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Research consensus for early childhood education backed in letter by over 500 researchers
A letter was released today (November 12, 2014), signed by over 500 researchers and academics, that expresses the strong research consensus that supports investment in high-quality early childhood education. I am honored to be among this group of signatories, which … Continue reading
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What does the evidence show on preschool?
A recent article by Professor David Armor repeats many of the common arguments made by researchers opposed to current proposals for expanding preschool. The article was published online by the Cato Institute, a libertarian think tank. The article’s arguments have … Continue reading
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Grading the Pre-K Evidence
Russ Whitehurst of Brookings has a new blog post that outlines his views on pre-K research in more detail. The title is “Does Pre-K Work? It Depends How Picky You Are”. Whitehurst reaches the following conclusion: “I conclude that the … Continue reading
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More on weighing the evidence on pre-K
Andrew Coulson of the Cato Institute has a blog post commenting on the debate between me and Russ Whitehurst over what evidence to believe about the effects of pre-K programs. Coulson’s argument is that the only reliable evidence for ascertaining … Continue reading
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What the available evidence shows about middle-class benefits of early childhood education
At the recent Education Writers Association conference on early childhood education, Russ Whitehurst of the Brookings Institution cited Tulsa and Boston studies as evidence that the benefits of early childhood education are much greater for low-income children than for middle-class … Continue reading
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The research consensus on early childhood education
On February 3, 2014, I spoke at a conference on early childhood education sponsored by the Education Writers Association. Later, the conference heard from many other speakers, including Russ Whitehurst of the Brookings Institution. Whitehurst expressed uncertainty about whether early … Continue reading
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The case for pre-K depends not just on empirical details of studies, but on what you view as plausible given what we know about child development, and on how urgently you view the problem of inequality versus the problem of taxes and deficits
The Cato Institute, a well-known libertarian think tank, sponsored a discussion of research on pre-K on January 7, 2014. I watched a live stream of the event. The discussion featured George Mason professor David Armor, Brookings Institution researcher Russ Whitehurst, … Continue reading
Pre-K policy should be based on all the evidence, not one study of one state’s programs
Dr. Grover Whitehurst’s latest criticisms of Obama’s preschool plan at the Brown Center website at the Brookings Institution have drawn some attention. He has done numerous posts criticizing Obama’s preschool plan, some of which I’ve responded to in previous posts. Dr. Whitehurst’s … Continue reading
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