State Pre-K Evaluations

Publications and Research

Longitudinal Effects of the Arkansas Better Chance Program: Findings from First Grade through Fourth Grade

Arkansas’ state-funded preschool program has been found to have positive effects on children’s receptive vocabulary, math, and literacy.

Abbott Preschool Program Longitudinal Effects Study: Fifth Grade Follow-Up

The multi-year study of New Jersey’s Abbott Preschool Program shows that children in the state’s most disadvantaged communities who participate in the pre-K program make significant gains in literacy, language, math and science through 4^th and 5^th grade.

Getting the Facts Right on Pre-K and the President's Pre-K Proposal

This policy report clears up some common misconceptions about preschool's effectiveness and benefits, particularly in regards to the Obama administration's recent fact sheet on investing in early education.

Improving Early Education Programs through Data-based Decision Making

This NIEER working paper presents five options for studying the effectiveness of state-funded preschool education programs.

The New Mexico PreK Evaluation: Impacts From the Fourth Year (2008-2009) of New Mexico’s State-Funded PreK Program

New Mexico’s children who attend the state-funded Pre-K program have been found to have achieved significant positive effects in vocabulary, math, and literacy skills at the beginning of kindergarten, according to the fourth in a series of annual reports by NIEER.

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