Summary : A Decade of Research on Pre-K

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:42:20 GMT

For ten years, Pew worked with states and leading experts to identify the knowledge and skills young students need to succeed in school and the Pre-K teaching practices that best develop them. Last week, President Obama called for federal funding for pre-K programs for the first time. "Study after study shows that the sooner a child begins learning, the better he or she does down the road," he said in the State of the Union address.

Summary : Research Supports President's Call for Expanded Pre-School

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:08:43 GMT

The Pew Charitable Trusts completed its 10-year campaign to advance high-quality, voluntary pre-kindergarten for all three- and four-year-olds in 2011. Through its successes, Pre-K Now changed the national conversation about pre-k education, and in its final report, challenged the nation’s policy makers to transform public education by moving away from the current K-12 system to pre-K-12.

To read reports and other resources, visit the Pre-K Now campaign website.

Report : Full Test

Wed, 01 Aug 2012 16:10:00 GMT

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Report : Wide Test

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 09:00:00 GMT

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Summary : Lessons Learned: High Interest in Credit Cards (Spring 2012 Trust Magazine)

Fri, 25 May 2012 09:00:00 GMT

An Evaluation of Pew’s Safe Credit Cards Project

Media Coverage : Three Things to Know About Business Credit Cards

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:00:00 GMT

An article in Entrepreneur magazine cites Pew Health Group research on the risks of business credit cards.

Media Coverage : What Will It Take To Save the Unbanked?

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT

A Forbes.com article on the plight of unbanked Americans cites Pew Health Group research on the correlation between bank accounts and savings among low-income Los Angeles families.

Summary : Lessons Learned: Kindergarten Is Old School (Winter 2012 Trust Magazine)

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT

Using growing research on the effectiveness of early education, Pew and its partners built a movement that helped expand pre-kindergarten programs around the nation.

Media Coverage : Opinion: After Oil Spill, Don't Shortchange Gulf

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 12:00:00 GMT

An op-ed in the St. Petersburg authored by Pew Environment Group's Gulf field officer, Martha Collins, highlights recent research on the Gulf’s ecosystem and how the RESTORE Act could help improve the health of regional fish populations and coastal communities.

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