NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — After 13 years of research on 3,000, low-income, Tennessee kids, Vanderbilt University researchers released a study suggesting the state pre-K program needs an overhaul. "I ...

Universal pre-K advocates have historically used studies the way a drunk man uses lampposts – for support rather than illumination, as the Brookings Institution’s Russ Whitehurst has pointed out.

The latest results of the longest-running study of state-funded pre-K in the nation strengthen the case for universal programs open to all young children. Released Tuesday by researchers at Georgetown ...

A report released this month found Houston children attending pre-kindergarten are over 20% more likely to be ready for early elementary school and less likely to be chronically absent. The studies, ...

INDIANAPOLIS (Inside INdiana Business) — The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration has released the results of two studies on the state’s On My Way Pre-K program. The program, which ...

With better data, policymakers will better understand the quality of existing pre-K programs and how to strengthen the components that matter most for kids and their families. Credit: Jackie Mader for ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A new study shows the benefits of public pre-K in the Houston area just months before Texas lawmakers could debate putting more money towards it. NEW PRE-K STUDY SHOWS HOW THE ...

Arkansas ranks high in a national pre-K study but the state is falling behind in enrollment and equal access for poor students. According to the report, "Preparing to Launch: Early Childhood's ...

The jury is in: after five years and $6 million spent studying the effectiveness of Tennessee’s Voluntary Pre-K Program for low-income kids, research shows kids in that program eventually do worse on ...

Chattanooga Mayor Andy Berke asks a question to HeadStart and pre-K students from Cedar Hill and Avondale during a news conference at the Creative Discovery Museum in March. A five-year, $6 million ...

The parents of those children turned away from the Tennessee pre-K program (“The Evidence on ‘Free’ Pre-K,” Review & Outlook, Feb. 1) were obviously motivated—they took the time to apply. But after ...