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October 26, 2016
Integration Between Pre-K and K-3 Programs Needs to be Strengthened, Princeton-Brookings Journal Finds
High-quality pre-K programs can indeed play an important role in improving later outcomes for children, particularly for children from more disadvantaged families, according to evidence presented in the latest issue of Future of Children, a joint-publication of Princeton University and the Brookings Institution.However, there is a lack of integration between pre-K and K–3 programs, the journal reveals. Because learning is cumulative, each level within the educational must build seamlessly on the previous one.The fall 2016 issue, “Starting Early: Education from Prekindergarten to Third Grade,” takes a fresh look at the evidence for prekindergarten’s…
