Promise of Pre-K, (NCRECE Series)

SERIES: The National Center for Research on Early Childhood Education (NCRECE) series on the future of early childhood education consists of five volumes, each addressing key topics related to improving the quality of early childhood education in the United States. The series is designed to stimulate critical thinking around these key topics and to help inform future research agendas.

Robert C. Pianta, Ph.D., is Dean, Curry School of Education; Novartis US Foundation Professor of Education; and Director, Center for the Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning, University of Virginia, Charlottesville. Carollee Howes, Ph.D., is Director, Center for Improving Child Care Quality, and Professor, Department of Education, University of California, Los Angeles

Series Preface	p. vii
About the Editors	p. ix
About the Contributors	p. xi
Foreword Richard M. Clifford	p. xiii
Preface	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xxi

An Overview of Prekindergarten Policy in the United States: Program Governance, Eligibility, Standards, and Finance	p. 3
Assessing the School Readiness Needs of a State	p. 31
Models for Financing State-Supported Prekindergarten Programs	p. 51
Comparing Universal and Targeted Prekindergarten Programs	p. 65
Implementation at the State Level
Research Evidence About Program Dosage and Student Achievement: Effective Public Prekindergarten Programs in Maryland and Louisiana	p. 79
Georgia's Prekindergarten Program: Bright from the Start	p. 107
North Carolina's More at Four Prekindergarten Program: A Case Study of Funding versus Quality and Other Issues in Large-Scale Implementation	p. 123
Implementing Large-Scale Prekindergarten Initiatives: Lessons from New York	p. 145
Emerging Issues in Prekindergarten Programs	p. 169
Index	p. 177
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