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

November 2010

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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Outcomes

State Programs

State Pre-K Evaluations

Investing in Young Children: New Directions in Federal Preschool and Early Childhood Policy

October 2010

Ron Haskins and Steve Barnett focus on Early Head Start, Head Start, and home visiting programs in this collection of papers they edit. Promising recommendations include closing ineffective Head Start centers or giving other program operators the opportunity to compete for Head Start.

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Economics and Finance

Outcomes

Quality and Curriculum

Funding cuts to state-funded prekindergarten programs in FY10 & 11

August 2010

National Institute for Early Education Research Co-Director Steve Barnett and Research Professor Dale Epstein estimate the cuts in state funding for prekindergarten across fiscal years 2010 and 2011.

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Economics and Finance

State Programs

Do Effects of Early Child Care Extend to Age 15 Years? Results From the NICHD Study of Early Child Care and Youth Development

May 2010

The latest report from the NICHD child care study that has tracked more than 1,000 kids from birth to age 15 finds benefits of high-quality child care last into the teenage years.

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Outcomes

Quality and Curriculum

Education Reform Starts Early: Lessons from New Jersey's PreK-3rd Reform Efforts

December 2009

This report describes how New Jersey became a national leader in early education with the state's reforms from preschool to third grade.

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Governance and Accountability

Outcomes

State Programs

The New Mexico PreK Evaluation: Results from the Initial Four Years of a New State Preschool Initiative

November 2009

This summary report on the initial phase of NIEER?s New Mexico PreKstudy finds significantly improved language, literacy, and math for the children who attended over children who did not and an estimated rate of return is $5 for every $1 invested.

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Outcomes

State Pre-K Evaluations

Continued Impacts of New Mexico PreK on Children's Readiness for Kindergarten: Results from the Third Year of Implementation

September 2009

NIEER's multi-year study shows that children who attended New Mexico PreK scored higher in early math, language, and literacy than children who did not attend the program.

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Outcomes

State Pre-K Evaluations

Benefits of Early Childhood Interventions Across the World: (Under) Investing in the Very Young

September 2009

This paper reviews the international evidence on the benefits of early childhood interventions.

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Outcomes

Quality and Curriculum

The State of Preschool 2008: State Preschool Yearbook

April 2009

The annual survey of state-funded preschool programs shows impressive expansion in enrollment and spending. However, the recession may reverse the trend, curtailing early education opportunities for children in lower and middle-income families.