When children have access to high-quality pre-K programs, particularly those who face disadvantages or have diverse backgrounds, the experiences and learning opportunities they are exposed to may “boost” their learning and development as they enter school — and have a lasting impact on their success....
Elizabeth Albro, commissioner of the Institute of Education Sciences' National Center for Education Research, shares her perspective on the value of network research models and the potential for the Early Learning Network's collective research to contribute to the knowledge base for early learning and for...
In a special issue of Early Childhood Research Quarterly, the Early Learning Network’s six research and assessment teams examine practices and policies related to alignment in early childhood education....
Network researchers are studying what’s happening in classrooms across the U.S. to further identify ways to create high-quality learning environments that boost learning, with the ultimate goal to inform practice and policy....
Early Learning Network researchers will present current findings on achievement gap trajectories starting in pre-K at the Institute of Education Sciences’ 2020 Principal Investigators Meeting in Washington, D.C....
It’s often said that the only thing constant is change. There is a tremendous amount of change during children’s early education experiences. These transitions not only impact children, but also their families, and may have long-lasting consequences for their development and academic success....
What does alignment mean in the context of early learning? Alignment indicates how well an education system’s components are working together across ages and grade levels to achieve the same goal: supporting and maintaining children’s early learning success. ...
To date, little is known about the differences in children’s experiences in public preschool based on setting — or auspice — nor the implications for later learning and how to adjust particular preschool models across auspices. Discover why we’re working to better understand this cross-cutting theme...
Early teacher-child relationships lay the groundwork for creating supportive learning environments as children transition from pre-K to elementary school and beyond. Several of the Early Learning Network’s nationwide studies are examining individual children’s experiences, and specifically the bonds they form with teachers, to better understand...
The latest research findings from the Early Learning Network’s nationwide studies will be shared at the 2019 American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting, held April 5-9, in Toronto, Canada....