Related Links
State of Tennessee Office of Early Learning - If you have a question about how your child or school district can become part of Tennessee's pre-K program, visit the Office of Early Learning Web site.
Pre-K Now - Web site for Pre-K Now, a public education and advocacy organization that advances high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten for all three and four year olds.
Governor Bredesen's pre-K Web site - Provides more facts about Tennessee's pre-kindergarten program
Learn about Dream Houses, safe havens for young children to play, learn, and explore their imaginations. Begun in 1980, the goal of the Dream House Project has been to distribute freely the easy-to-follow plans for constructing a Dream House. http://www.dreamhouseforchildren.info/ Research
Tennessee Department of Education Presentation on Pre-K in Tennessee
As given to the Senate Education Committee
March 28, 2006
The Effects of Investing in Early Education on Economic Growth
The Brookings Institution, Jan. 2006
William T. Dickens, Isabel Sawhill, and Jeffrey Tebbs
Overlooked Benefits of Pre-kindergarten
The Pew Charitable Trusts
Karen Schulman
American Business Leaders' Views on Publicly-funded Pre-kindergarten and the Advantaged on the Economy
Zogby International, Dec. 2005
Early Childhood Development: Economic Development with a High Public Return
Art Rolnick and Rob Grunewald, March 2003
"Public Schooling for Four-Year-Olds?”
Florida State University, Apr. 2005
High-quality Pre-kindergarten:
The Key to Crime Prevention and
School Success in Tennessee
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Preventing Crime with Pre-kindergarten:
A Critical Investment in Tennessee’s Safety
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids
Pre-K Now National Reports
Funding the Future: States' Approaches to Pre-K Finance
February 2006
Examine how policymakers nationwide have found innovative approaches to financing pre-kindergarten.
Votes Count: Legislative Action on Pre-K - Fiscal Year 2006
November 2005
Get the story and numbers behind the largest increase in state pre-k spending in five years.
Leadership Matters: Governors' Pre-K Proposals - Fiscal Year 2006
April 2005
Find out whether your state's chief executive is a leader in increasing investment in pre-k.
Source: Pre-K Now |
