Articles
“Foundations receives $28,050 Gift from Cathedral Church of the Advent”
Over the Mountain Journal | August 9th issue
Alabama's pre-K program featured in documentary
AL.com 7.6.2018
Alabama School Readiness Alliance (news articles links)
http://www.alabamaschoolreadiness.org/in-the-news/ [alabamaschoolreadiness.org]
How Alabama stacks up: meeting all 10 benchmarks
National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER) profiles
http://nieer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Alabama_YB2017.pdf [nieer.org]
Alabama First Class Pre-K tops nation in quality for 12th year
https://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2018/04/alabama_first_class_pre-k_tops.html [al.com]
Alabama's investment in pre-K is paying off
https://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2016/06/alabamas_investment_in_pre-k_i.html
Governor Ivey announces 107 new First Class Pre-K grants
Keep the momentum moving forward: Fund Gov. Ivey's pre-K increase
https://www.al.com/opinion/index.ssf/2018/01/keep_the_momentum_moving_forwa.html [al.com]
Alabama State Legislature approves $18.5 million pre-k expansion
First Class Pre-K alumni make significant gains in reading and math proficiency
Achievement Gap Closure and Gains Associated with Alabama First Class Pre-K
Preschoolers’ Executive Function: Importance, Contributors, Research Needs and Assessment Options
New America
Quality Preschools Set Kids Up For Success. The Trump Administration Wants to Gut Their Funding
Resources:
AL Department of Early Childhood Education website:
http://children.alabama.gov [children.alabama.gov]
Help Me Grow Alabama
https://helpmegrowalabama.org [helpmegrowalabama.org]
About First Class Pre-K Program in AL
http://children.alabama.gov/firstclass/prekgrants/ [children.alabama.gov]
AL Department of Early Childhood Education 2016-2017 Data Snapshot
National Institute for Early Education Research , Rutgers Graduate School of Education
National Institute for Early Education Research , Rutgers Graduate School of Education Blog
http://nieer.org/publications/blog [nieer.org]
The State of Preschool 2017 annual report, based on 2016-17 academic year data
http://nieer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/State-of-Preschool-2017-Full.5.15.pdf [nieer.org]
Brookings Institution: The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects
NIEER Pre-K Data Snapshot: State Policies Supporting Comprehensive Preschool Services
http://nieer.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Comprehensive_Services-YBK-brief_6.18.18.pdf
Research Reports on early education from NIEER & outside organizations
http://nieer.org/research-report [nieer.org]
Brookings Institution: The Current State of Scientific Knowledge on Pre-Kindergarten Effects
http://nieer.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Brookings-Pre-Kindergrten-Effects.pdf