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

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Information regarding preK teacher qualifications, compensation & professional development

Research Reports

Seeing the Learning in Play: Using Performance-based Assessment to Document and Enhance Learning in Play


Policy Brief – Math and Science in Preschool: Policies and Practice


NIEER Working Paper – Mathematics and Science in Preschool: Policy and Practice


Kimberly Brenneman, Judi Stevenson-Boyd and Ellen C. Fre

Continuity of Care, Professional Community, and the Policy Context: Potential Benefits for Infant and Toddler Teachers’ Professional Development


Debra J. Ackerman

Improving Teaching Through Standards-Based Systematic Assessment: Development of the Early Learning Scale


Partnering for Preschool


What Research Says About K-8 Science Learning and Teaching


The Impact of Teacher Education on Outcomes in Center-Based Early Childhood Education Programs: A Meta-analysis


Pamela Kelley and Gregory Camilli

Policy Brief – Preschool Curriculum Decision-Making: Dimensions to Consider


Policy Brief – Early Literacy: Policy and Practice in the Preschool Years


The Costs of Being a Child Care Teacher: Revisiting the Problem of Low Wages


Debra J. Ackerman

Getting Teachers from Here to There: Examining Issues Related to an Early Care and Education Teacher Policy


Debra J. Ackerman

Policy Report – Making the Most of Kindergarten


Using Pressure and Support to Create a Qualified Workforce


Sharon Ryan and Debra J. Ackerman

Policy Brief – Better Teachers, Better Preschools: Student Achievement Linked to Teacher Qualifications


States’ Efforts in Improving the Qualifications of Early Care and Education Teachers


Debra J. Ackerman

What do teachers need? Practitioners’ perspectives on early childhood professional development


Debra J. Ackerman

Policy Brief – Investing in Head Start Teachers


Policy Brief – Low Wages = Low Quality: Solving the Real Preschool Teacher Crisis


Policy Brief – High Quality Preschool: Why We Need It and What It Looks Like


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