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2008 Yearbook
The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook
The annual survey of state-funded preschool programs shows impressive expansion in enrollment and spending. However, the recession may reverse the trend, curtailing early education opportunities for children in lower and middle-income families.

News

March 12, 2010
The Promise of Preschool
Based on our research, and our review of others' research, we hav...

March 12, 2010
New voluntary prekindergarten scores released
The latest preschool ratings are out for centers that offer the s...

March 11, 2010
Business Leaders See Major Economic Boost for NY By Expanding Child Care and Pre-K
There's a report out showing that New York should keep up investm...

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Preschool Matters Today
Preschool Matters Today!

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Why School Reform Should Begin With Pre-K
In the past, too many school reform conversations have begun at the kindergarten door, but that is changing. We think it particularly noteworthy that...


Events

March 25, 2010
American Montessori Society 2010 Annual Conference
Boston, MA – The theme for this year's AMS conference is "Montessori in the 21st Century."...

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Education Reform Starts Early
This report describes how New Jersey became a national leader in early education with the state's reforms from preschool to third grade.

The New Mexico PreK Evaluation: Results from the Initial Four Years of a New State Preschool Initiative
This summary report on the initial phase of NIEER's New Mexico PreKstudy finds significantly improved language, literacy, and math for the children who attended over children who did not and an estimated rate of return is $5 for every $1 invested.

Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions Across the World: (Under) Investing in the Very Young
This paper reviews the international evidence on the benefits of early childhood interventions.

Featured Event
Featured NIEER Event

The Flat World and Education: What the Nation Can Learn from New Jersey

This lecture will address educational inequities and discuss how New Jersey's system can be a model for reform.


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