Press Releases and Statements

5/13/08
Report: What Good Pre-K Costs... Before It Pays Big Dividends

4/23/08
Report: Tight State Budgets Reveal Governors’ True Pre-K Colors

3/19/08
Statement on the National Institute for Early Education Research's "State of Preschool 2007"

3/13/08
Statement on National Mathematics Advisory Panel Final Report

2/13/08
Report: More than One Way to Pay for Public Pre-K

1/10/08
Statement of Executive Director Libby Doggett on Policies to Reduce State Pre-K Expulsion Rates

12/6/07
On the Heels of New Federal Requirements, States Receive Practical Advice

9/25/07
Report: Pre-K Momentum Climbs to an All-Time High Nationwide

9/18/07
Latino Children Lagging Behind in Pre-K Enrollment Nationally
en español: Los niños lations se estan quedando rezagados en la inscripcion de prekinder a nivel nacional

8/1/07
Pre-K Now Executive Director, Libby Doggett on Pre-K Legislation Proposed by Congresswoman Hirono

7/26/07
Libby Doggett Among High-Profile Panelists Responding to Senators' Pre-K Proposals

7/19/07
Congressional Leaders Honor Local Pre-K Advocates on Capitol Hill

7/11/07
Groundbreaking Report Calls for State-Funded Pre-k for All Military Children

5/22/07
Statement of Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now, on the National Summit on America's Children

5/4/07
The Bottom Line: Pre-K Yields a Lifetime of Economic Benefits

4/18/07
More Than Half of U.S. Governors Prioritize Pre-K

3/28/07
Statement of Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now on Research Findings Linking Behavior Problems to Child Care

3/21/07
Former D.C. Council Powerhouse Joins Pre-K Initiative

3/14/07
Statement of Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now, on the National Institute for Early Education Research’s 2006 Yearbook Release

3/8/2007
Statement of Danielle Gonzales, Deputy State Program Director of Pre-K Now, on "Para nuestros niños: Expanding and Improving Early Education for Hispanics"
en español: Comunicado de Danielle Gonzales, Directora Adjunta de Programas a Nivel Estatal de Pre-K Now, acerca de “Para nuestros niños: Expanding and Improving Early Education for Hispanics”

2/7/2007
Statement of Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now, on Governor Rick Perry's State of the State Address

1/25/2007
Statement of Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now on "The Effects of the Arkansas Better Chance Program on Young Children's School Readiness"

1/10/2007
Statement of Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now on "Para nuestros niños: A Demographic Portrait of Young Hispanic Children in the United States"

11/21/2006
Arkansas Pre-K Pays Off, According to New Report on ABC Program

10/24/2006
State Legislatures Champion Pre-K as Educational Priority

7/10/2006
High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten for Hispanic Children is Key to Closing
Achievement Gap
en español: El pre-kindergarten de alta calidad para los niños hispanos es crucial para cerrar la brecha educativa

6/28/2006
Changing the Face of Early Education: National Poll of Latinos Reveals Strong Support for Pre-K

6/6/2006
Statement of Libby Doggett, Executive Director of Pre-K Now, on the Defeat of Proposition 82 in California

5/10/2006
Report: More Governors Than Ever Before Prioritizing Pre-K

3/1/2006
Pre-K and Politics 2005: Pre-K Momentum Continues Nationwide

2/8/2006
Study Shows States Finding Innovative Approaches to Pre-K Funding

11/16/05
State Pre-Kindergarten Spending Shows Largest Increase in Five Years

11/3/05
Louisiana Pre-K Pays Off, According to New Report on Program's Economic Benefits

9/21/05
Wisconsin Pre-K Really Pays Off, According to New Report on Program's Economic Benefits

9/15/05
Statement from Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now on Qualifications Decline Among Pre-K Teachers

6/16/05
Head Start Impact Statement from Libby Doggett, Ph.D., Executive Director of Pre-K Now

6/9/05
Poll Shows New Jersey Voters' Support for Pre-K Strong Statewide

5/13/05
Statement of Libby Doggett, Director of Pre-K Now, on "Prekindergartners Left Behind: Expulsion Rates in State Prekindergarten Systems"

4/21/05
Pre-K Now Leadership Report Shows More Governors than Ever Propose Increased Investments to Pre-K

3/21/05
Pre-K Now Lauds Creation of New Mexico Pre-K Program

1/26/05
Pre-K Now to Lead National Movement for Pre-K