All Pre-K–3rd Resources (cont'd)

This Issue Brief published by the New America Foundation Education Policy Program, argues that alignment of standards, curriculum and assessment from Prekindergarten through Third Grade can reduce fade-out and improve academic achievement.

Deborah Stipek writes on Early Childhood Education at a Crossroads.

Pre-K students are expelled at a rate more than three times that of children in grades K-12, according to a primary study by Yale Child Study Center researcher Walter S. Gilliam.

During the last ten years, New Jersey’s commitment to preschool (PK) has grown dramatically both in scope and quality.

Current education policy in the United States, which emphasizes high stakes testing of children, is unfair to many who do not experience an adequate education.

Since the mid-1990s, three states, including Oklahoma, have established a universal PreKindergarten (PreK) program.

The United States has historically undervalued its youngest children.