Teachers are the most influential of in-school factors that affect student achievement. Thus, if states are looking to improve instruction in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math), they can start by developing…
April 20, 2021
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3)
AR, IA, ID, MD, OH, TN, UT
STEM/STEAM, Students & Families, Teachers & Leaders, Transitions
A legislative staffer asked how states offer universal pre-K (rather than pre-K based on income eligibility). Our response identifies three states and the District of Columbia that offer universal pre-K…
April 2, 2021
State Information Request
Governance
This Policy Brief provides an overview of state strategies to promote literacy in kindergarten through third grade. It also includes current state examples that incorporate research-based approaches and policy takeaways…
September 14, 2020
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3)
Nationwide
Assessment, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Teachers & Leaders
This Policy Brief explores 23 states’ plans for strengthening their early education systems, as they have detailed in their renewal applications for the federal Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five…
June 8, 2020
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3)
AL, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IL, KS, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OR, RI, VA, WA
Finance, Governance, Standards & Curriculum, Students & Families, Transitions
This Policy Brief analyzes 15 research studies on the effectiveness of pre-K outcomes in programs across the country and finds evidence of sustaining effects beyond kindergarten.
May 18, 2020
Policy Report
Early Education (P-3)
AL, CO, FL, GA, IL, NC, NY, OK, TN, VA
Assessment, Attendance, Standards & Curriculum