National Institute for Early Education Research
National Institute for Early Education Research

Browsing: Quality and Curriculum

Research on elements of quality of preK, links between quality and outcomes, and inclusion

Research Reports

Behind the Benchmarks Webinar


SECC and MWCC Regional Institute Nurturing High-Quality Early Learning and Leadership Across the Pre-K-3 Continuum


Designing a STEM Professional Development Program for Preschool Teachers, with Supports for DLLs


Hebbah El-Moslimany

State Preschool Programs: Annual Yearbook Update


2017 National Principals Conference: Supporting High Quality Education in the PreK-Third Grade Years


Vincent J. Costanza, Shannon Riley-Ayers, Ph.D., Sharon Ryan, Ed.D.

Getting Qualified: A Report on the Efforts of Preschool Teachers in New Jersey’s Abbott Districts to Improve their Qualifications


Sharon Ryan Ph.D. and Debra J. Ackerman

The State of Preschool 2016: Raising the Bar on Quality


Allison Friedman-Krauss, Ph.D.

NJ’s Preschool Expansion Districts: Progress and Evaluation Results After One Year


Jessica Francis, Ph.D.

Brookings Institution: The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects


Brookings Institution

Variation in Head Start Teacher Qualifications, Compensation, and Turnover


Allison Friedman-Krauss, Ph.D. NIEER

Primary Education Quality Presented to NJASCD Early Childhood Summit


State(s) of Head Start


W. Steven Barnett, Ph.D. and Allison H. Friedman-Krauss, Ph.D.

Expanding “Good Start” Science Activities: How to Get More Out of Typical Preschool Science Experiences


Don’t Just Nod—Do Something


by W. Steven Barnett

Learning from Leading States: Building P-3 Systems


by David Jacobson

Being There: Absenteeism Undermines Pre-K Benefits


by Melissa Dahlin

Grading State Pre-K on the Curve: Is the Best Good Enough?


by Jim Squires

In the Education Olympics Politicians Promise Much but Fail the First Hurdle


By W. Steven Barnett Ph.D.

Implementing 15 Essential Elements for High Quality: A State and Local Policy Scan


W. Steven Barnett, G.G. Weisenfeld, Kirsty Clarke Brown, Jim Squires, and Michelle Horowitz

Bill Clinton Spotlights a 1980s Early Education Success Story in Arkansas: Will Politicians of Both Parties Follow this Lead to Support Early Learning Today?


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