Early Learning: Return on Investment
SREB Annotated Bibliography, 2014
Findings in these studies identify specific elements in pre-K programs that are most beneficial. Evidence from state programs in Arkansas, Georgia, Michigan, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee and West Virginia is also instructive. Studies provide a sampling of research on policy topics with nationwide applicability.
• Cost-benefit and effect size analyses of pre-K
programs
• Catch up vs. fade out: Do pre-K’s positive effects
persist through K-12?
• Evaluations of pre-K programs in SREB states