Network Teams
Five research teams conducted in-depth, exploratory research in areas that provide preschool opportunities for children from marginalized backgrounds.
Team Information
MDRC
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Ohio State University
University of Virginia
Assessment Team
One assessment team developed a classroom observation tool to be used by practitioners to assess preschool and early elementary classroom elements that are predictive of later learning and school achievement.
Team Information
Network Lead Team
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools was selected to serve as the Early Learning Network Lead.
The Lead provided guidance, coordination and administration for network activities, with the goal of facilitating supplemental research opportunities and disseminating findings to researchers, practitioners and policymakers.
The Network Lead also offered professional development tools for early career researchers, as well as guidance and technical assistance to early childhood practitioners and Preschool Development Grantees.
Principal Investigator
Susan Sheridan, Ph.D.
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Co-Principal Investigator
Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Project Coordinator
Sommer Fousek
Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools
University of Nebraska–Lincoln