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"Engaging Leaders in the Pre-K Movement" (2005)

Strategies for winning the support and involvement of influential business, government, and community leaders in pre-k campaigns were shared by advocates and leaders themselves during Pre-K Now's 2005 national conference broadcast, "Engaging Leaders in the Pre-K Movement."

Here are additional resources and information about the topics and people featured during the broadcast. If you have a question or comment about the conference, please feel free to send us an email at conference@preknow.org.

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Resources on Engaging Leaders

Engaging new leaders in the pre-k movement is an ongoing process and central component of any successful pre-k campaign. These resources provide important ideas and advice to fuel conversations and actions on this topic.
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Redefining ESEA
Looking for resources on pre-k and the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)? See our web page and PowerPoint presentation on the topic here.
visit our ESEA web page
see our PowerPoint presentation (PDF)
Explore the Pre-K Evidence
Our collection of original reports and links to other studies will give you a deeper view into pre-k policy.
browse reports on pre-k
The Case for Pre-K in Education Reform
Fifty years of evidence shows that high-quality, voluntary pre-k is among the best strategies for education reform. Our brief highlights findings from the latest state pre-k program evaluations that continue to document gains in key measures of student learning, including early literacy, math and vocabulary; reduced need for special and remedial education; and lower incidences of grade retention.
read the brief (PDF)
Tips & Tasks for State Advisory Councils
While reauthorizing Head Start in 2007, Congress added a new provision requiring every state to create or designate a State Advisory Council to better coordinate early education and care services. Pre-K Now has two new resources designed to help policymakers and advocates navigate the process of setting up Councils and seize the opportunities offered by them.
State Advisory Councils brief (PDF)
Council planning template (PDF)
Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
Families everywhere struggle 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
Providing voluntary, high-quality pre-k to all children is as much about economic development as it is a tool to improve educational outcomes.