July 25, 2007 - Pre-K Now testifies on federal pre-k legislation introduced by Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Senator Robert Casey, and others at a forum hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund Testimony of executive director Libby Doggett, Ph.D. For more about this event, click here.
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.