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Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
Current research seeks to determine if today's pre-K programs provide strong returns on investment similar to the returns from the classic 1960's High/Scope Perry Preschool Program and 1970's North Carolina Abecedarian Project. These were known for the positive academic effects that children experienced as they moved through school. Policy-makers…
Descriptors: Preschool Evaluation, Preschool Education, Evidence, Annotated Bibliographies
Andrews, Rodney J.; Jargowsky, Paul; Kuhne, Kristin – National Bureau of Economic Research, 2012
There has been a resurgence in research that investigates the efficacy of early investments as a means of reducing gaps in academic performance. However, the strongest evidence for these effects comes from experimental evaluations of small, highly enriched programs. We add to this literature by assessing the extent to which a large-scale public…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Reading Achievement, Program Effectiveness, Achievement Tests
Andrews, Rodney J.; Jargowsky, Paul; Kuhne, Kristin – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), 2012
There has been a resurgence in research that investigates the efficacy of early investments as a means of reducing gaps in academic performance. However, the strongest evidence for these effects comes from experimental evaluations of small, highly enriched programs. We add to this literature by assessing the extent to which a large-scale public…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Academic Achievement, State Programs, Mathematics Achievement