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Tapping Title I
A companion to Pew's earlier white paper, New Beginnings: Using Federal Title I Funds to Support Local Pre-K Efforts, this 2010 brief provided basic information that superintendents, school board members and other district officials need to make informed choices about using Title I resources to support quality pre-k programs.
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New Beginnings
This 2009 policy paper outlined the increased federal investments in Title I and highlighted districts that have used this funding stream successfully to establish and strengthen their early education programs.
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Beyond the School Yard
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. This 2009 report highlighted the benefits and challenges of these collaborations.
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The Pre-K Pinch
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.
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Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
This brief laid out the need for greater accessibility to high-quality pre-k in rural communities and proposes a range of policy options that the federal government can consider to address challenges like transportation and facilities and promote collaborations with Head Start.
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Meaningful Investments in Pre-K
This 2008 brief, written jointly with the Institute for Women’s Policy Research, examined the costs associated with quality in pre-kindergarten programs.
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Funding the Future
This 2008 report highlighted strategies and sources that states and some cities are tapping in order to expand and supplement current pre-k funding during tough fiscal times.
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Common Vision, Different Paths
This 2007 report, written jointly with ZERO TO THREE, provided real-life examples of challenges encountered by five states currently working to build high-quality, comprehensive early childhood systems and the strategies they used to overcome them. more
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Pre-K for Military Families
This 2007 report recommended that state policymakers should help the children of our nation's military personnel meet the unique challenges of the military lifestyle by providing them with high-quality pre-k.
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Dollars and Sense
This 2007 review of 10 studies on the economic impact of pre-k demonstrated why a growing number of business leaders and economists are increasingly convinced that high-quality pre-k is a sound investment.
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