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Closing the Achievement Gap Through Expanded Access to Quality Early Education in Grades PreK-3rd

Published: July 2006

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This brief summarizes research on the benefits of PK and PreK-3rd. It also makes specific recommendations on what the federal government can do to promote PreK-3rd.

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