Read policy memos, white papers, and other educational materials we have prepared for policymakers and advocates. More recent documents are listed at the top of each section.
Memos
UPDATED! Early Learning Challenge Fund Legislation
This memo explains how the proposed Early Learning Challenge Fund (Title IV of HR 3221) is structured to provide competitive grants to states for the implementation of quality initiatives across early learning settings.
Administration of HR 702, the PRE-K Act
This memo explains how the funding mechanism and federal match outlined in the Pre-K Act (HR 702) would work, and what states would need to do in order to qualify for this funding.
Higher Education Reforms Benefiting Pre-K
This memo provides an overview of key actions and proposals in the 110th Congress that modify the federal Higher Education Act and benefit pre-k teachers.
White Papers
State Advisory Councils: Creating Systems for Early Education and Care
June 2008
This paper takes a comprehensive look at the opportunities created by new federal requirements for State Advisory Councils, the potential relationships between existing early childhood collaborative groups and councils, and lessons learned from states that have previously established similar groups.
Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
May 2008
This paper makes a case and recommendations for a federal role in ensuring that young children and families in rural communities have access to state-funded pre-k programs.
Stronger Together: The Federal Landscape 2009
January 2009
A progress report on pre-k across the country and discussion of opportunities and challenges presented to states and school districts in light of ongoing and upcoming federal activity on early learning.
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.
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