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.
Research
Law Enforcement's Case for Pre-K
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Tennessee
School or the Streets: Crime and Tennessee’s Dropout Crisis
Fight Crime: Invest in Kids Tennessee
The State of Preschool 2008
The National Institute for Early Education Research
The 2008 State Preschool Yearbook is the sixth in a series of annual reports profiling state-funded prekindergarten programs in the United States. This latest Yearbook presents data on state-funded prekindergarten during the 2007-2008 school year.
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
Pre-K Now National Reports
Beyond the School Yard: Pre-K Collaborations with Community-Based Partners
July 2009
When state and federal funding for pre-k falls short, school administrators can collaborate with community-based programs to expand higher-quality early learning opportunities to more young children. This report highlights what some programs are doing to work together and examines the benefits and challenges of collaboration between K-12, Head Start, faith-base organizations, and other community-based groups.
Leadership Matters: Governors' Pre-K Proposals Fiscal Year 2010
May 2009
Even as they confront the fiscal crisis and whittle spending to core priorities, the majority of the nation's governors are increasing or protecting their state's investments in pre-kindergarten programs for FY10. Find out how your governor fared in our annual report on governors' pre-k budget proposals. The Pre-K Pinch: Early Education and the Middle Class
November 2008
For far too many middle-class families, the very program proven to help all young children enter school ready to learn and succeed is beyond their reach. This report reveals that eligibility requirements and prohibitively high costs lead such families to sacrifice basic household needs to pay for early education and care for their children, or to settle for low-quality options with unproven benefits.
Votes Count: Legislative Action on Pre-K Fiscal Year 2009
September 2008
In spite of worsening economic conditions across the country, the majority of states stood firm in their commitment to investing in pre-kindergarten programs for fiscal year 2009. Thirty-two states and the District of Columbia brought total pre-k funding to a record $5.2 billion.
Source: Pre-K Now |
