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PROOF POINTS: Long-term college benefits from high-quality universal pre-K for all

A multi-year study of Tulsa’s universal pre-K program found a big initial boost in test scores, fade out in elementary school, mixed evidence in middle school and high school,…

February 8, 2023

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Support for Universal Pre-K Grows as More States Jump on Board

Is free preschool a constitutional right? Seventy percent of voters in New Mexico think so, and they’re not the only ones getting behind increasingly popular universal pre-K…

January 20, 2023

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Two decades of Tulsa pre-K research shows widespread positive effects

Through the decades, the Center for Research on Children in the United States at Georgetown has followed different cohorts of children in the pre-K program of Tulsa Public…

September 30, 2022

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Tulsa study offers more evidence of pre-K’s benefits into adulthood

Many people might think the main benefit of a high-quality preschool program is the academic boost it gives young children when they enter elementary school. But the strongest…

September 29, 2022

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Results From Long-Running Study Bolster Case for Universal Pre-K

Released Tuesday by researchers at Georgetown University, the results show that young adults who attended a universal pre-K program in Tulsa, Oklahoma, as 4-year-olds were more…

September 20, 2022

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For universal pre-K to work, we must revamp K-12 education

In an op ed for The Hill, Bill Gormley discusses how to help ensure that universal pre-K’s benefits endure over.…

December 10, 2021

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How Public Preschool Can Help, and How to Make Sure It Doesn’t Hurt

The New York Times cites the CROCUS team’s research on the long-term effects of Tulsa’s universal pre-K.…

November 8, 2021

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CBS Evening News: Universal pre-K in focus amid spending showdown

Bill Gormley reacts to President Biden’s universal pre-K plan on the CBS Evening.…

October 22, 2021

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Congress has a plan for universal pre-K. Will states opt in?

A reporter reviews evidence on the effects of universal pre-K, including the CROCUS team’s research on Tulsa’s pre-K program. Arizona.…

October 1, 2021

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CBS Evening News: A Full day preschool can lead to higher test scores

Professor Bill Gormley discusses the effects of Tulsa’s universal pre-K program on middle school outcomes, on the CBS Evening.…

April 21, 2018