Pre-K: Politics And Poverty (Video)
While President Obama is pushing for universal pre-K, Southern states–who have been ahead of the curve in offering state-run pre-school programs–are now reconsidering their value.
An in-depth exploration of education in the 21st century South.
Pre-K Series
Early Education / Louisiana / Multimedia / Poverty / Pre-K Series / Video
Poverty / Pre-K Series / Race
Spending Disparities: A Patchwork Approach To Pre-K Funding (Interview)
Demand for pre-K programming is growing across the South, but state-level fiscal challenges have limited the number of kids pre-K can serve. Southern Education Foundation President and CEO Kent McGuire examines the challenges pre-K funding faces across the nation, but especially in the deep South.
Alabama / Audio / Early Education / Pre-K Series
Pre-K Access: Good Program, Few Spots
Most education researchers and even many economists think high-quality Pre-K benefits children and the communities where they live. But the effects are limited when programs just don’t reach many kids. Even in states such as Alabama, which have highly regarded programs, these services reach only a fraction of eligible children.
Alabama / Early Education / Georgia / Interactive / Louisiana / Mississippi / National / Pre-K Series / Tennessee
Mapping Pre-K Funding Cuts
When it comes to making cuts to pre-K – where is the nation making the deepest cuts? This interactive map shows what pre-K funding looks like across the nation and recaps recent developments in the South.
Pre-K Series / Resources / What You Need To Know
What You Need To Know: Early Childhood Education
Early childhood education is the teaching of children from birth up to age 8. Head Start, childcare, public and private preschools as well as traditional K-2 classrooms are all examples of early childhood education providers. Access and quality of early childhood education varies from institution to institution and from state to state.
Audio / Pre-K Series / Tennessee / Video
Money Talks: Paying for Pre-K in the South (with Video)
When budgets are tight, states start to talk about cutting services. But what early education services does the South stand to lose when budgets get cut?
Audio / Early Education / Mississippi / Multimedia / Pre-K Series / Tennessee
Proving Preschool With Performance
At first glance, research on preschool may appear conflicting. A Vanderbilt University shows preschool students are 80-percent better prepared for school than their peers – especially in literacy and math. But a recent study of Head Start finds by third grade, their lead has all but disappeared completely. How should this data be interpreted?
Early Education / Mississippi / Pre-K Series
Lessons From Pre-K That Works: Will Mississippi’s Children Finally Move Ahead?
About one-third of Mississippi school districts have found ways to pay for pre-k without the state’s help, according to the public policy group Mississippi First.
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