Pre-K Now
Research Reports

Pre-K Now believes the best pre-k policies are those grounded in quality research. This section gathers together Pre-K Now's own research and studies from other leading sources. We recommend these enlightening reports to anyone seeking a more detailed understanding of the evidence behind pre-k.

Featured Report
Our report titled Leadership Matters: Governors' Pre-K Proposals Fiscal Year 2009

"Leadership Matters: Governors' Pre-K Proposals Fiscal Year 2009"

For fiscal year 2009, 16 governors and the mayor of the District of Columbia acted boldly to protect and grow high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten programs. Their proposals total $261 million in increased funding for pre-k and would make early childhood education programs available to 60,000 more children, if passed by state legislatures.

Tested by fiscal challenges, these leaders remained committed to pre-k. Others named within our report failed to recognize that pre-k is vital to both children's success in school and the health of the economy.
 
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Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
Families everywhere stuggle to find high-quality pre-k programs for their children, but the problem is even more acute in rural areas. Pre-K Now has come out with recommendations for federal policymakers to help states meet the unique challenges of rural pre-k.
download the white paper (PDF)
see our other federal policy work
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