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Document Number: 9891

The Effects of Preschool Education: What We Know, How Public Is or Is Not Aligned With the Evidence Base, and What We Need to Know - This article discusses the gap between what we know about quality in early learning programs and the policies or practices in states and communities. Much of the discussion focuses on workforce issues, such as the need for evidence-based training approaches, standard expectations for teacher preparation and the alignment of learning objectives of teachers with expected child outcomes. (Association for Psychological Science, February 2011)...


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