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Alyssa Haywoode, of  “Eye on Early Education”, a blog of  the organization Strategies for Children, has a review and interview about my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity. One accomplishment of  Ms. Haywoode in the interview was to push me a … Continue reading →

My just-published book, From Preschool to Prosperity, includes a chapter discussing common criticisms of the research evidence for early childhood programs. One frequent criticism of the evidence for early childhood programs is based on results from the recent Head Start … Continue reading →

My new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, argues that the research evidence for the effectiveness of early childhood programs is broad. The random assignment experiments, such as Perry Preschool, are often cited. Random assignment evidence is regarded as the “gold … Continue reading →

My second book on early childhood programs is available as of September 15, 2014. This book is entitled From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Programs. This book is available free as a pdf file, at a … Continue reading →

My new book, “From Preschool to Prosperity”, will be available September 15, at Amazon and at the Upjohn Institute website. More on this book starting on September 15, when I will begin a series of blog posts summarizing some of … Continue reading →

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 →

WMUK, the local public radio station in Kalamazoo, did a radio show on January 15, 2014 about my mother, Jean Jennings Bartik (1924-2011). The show was prompted by the recent publication of her memoirs, Pioneer Programmer: Jean Jennings Bartik and … Continue reading →

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 →

“Pioneer Programmer” is the autobiography of my mother, Jean Jennings Bartik (1924-2011). Truman State University published her autobiography on November 6. The autobiography focuses on her stories of the early computer industry. My mother was one of the first six … Continue reading →

In his September 13, 2013 column in the New York Times, Nobel-prize-winning economist Paul Krugman discussed the growing problem of increased American inequality. As one solution, Professor Krugman mentioned the idea of “universal prekindergarten education”, in order “to expand opportunity … Continue reading →