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From the Director’s Chair How Do We Spell Respect? Features 2006 State Preschool Yearbook Shows New Highs, a New Low Here Come the 3-Year-Olds! In the Trenches Look Who’s Moving to UPK Now: Iowa Arkansas Adds Money to Preschool Initiative; NIEER Report

From the Director’s Chair Milton Friedman: An Economist with Big Ideas and a Big Impact Features Docs For Tots: A Fresh Voice For Quality Early Childhood Education It’s in the Stars: More States are Using Quality Rating Systems for Pre-K Newsmaker Hook

From the Director’s Chair Doing Right by Number 300 Million … It’s All About Opportunity Features Initiative to Give Pre-K Teachers Tools for High-Quality Inclusive Classrooms Why Cities Are Making Preschool Education Available to All Children NIEER An

From the Director’s Chair It’s Time to Give Teachers Their Due Features What Pre-K Teacher Shortage? Sizing Up Early Ed’s Rural Challenge Early Childhood Education Makes New Inroads in Washington State NIEER Welcomes Three Leading Experts In the Trench

From the Director’s Chair Press, Politics Make Rough Sailing For Research Features Can More Full-Day Pre-K Address the Readiness Gap? Does Exposure to Digital Technology Really Harm Preschoolers? Can Child Care Centers Thrive After Public Pre-K Comes t

From the Director’s Chair How Well Does the State-Funded Preschool Garden Grow? Features Pre-K Inclusion Program Benefits All 2005 State Preschool Yearbook Shows Solid Growth in State-Funded Pre-K New York Policymakers Call For Early Ed To Start at Bir

From the Director’s Chair Pre-K in 2005:  Important Progress in Programs and Research Features New Report Refines Views About Child Care’s Long-Term Effects Blueprint for New Research: Classroom Design and Achievement NIEER Multi-State Study Finds Mean

From the Director’s Chair Saluting Two Who Made a Difference Features Pre-K Claims in School Finance Lawsuits Reflect Shift in Strategy Head Start Impact Study: Findings Show Gains, Methodology is Rigorous Lesser-Known Benefits of Preschool That Can La

From the Director’s Chair Time to Re-examine the Business of Education Features Seattle Early Literacy Program Creates Innovative System for School Readiness Controlling Emotions is Critical to Preschoolers’ Success in School and Life Many Prekindergar

From the Director’s Chair NCLB and the Crazy Race Features New Turning Point for Public Pre-K? New State Investments in Early Ed New Study: Quality Still an Issue with State Prekindergarten Programs Full-Day K? Better for Kids and Families, States Stil