The years before a child begins school are critical in setting the stage for future learning: Adequate preparation for kindergarten is instrumental in determining later success in school. RAND research has informed the debate on balancing the costs and benefits of preschool and early childhood education in the United States and Europe.
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Ashley Pierson is an assistant policy analyst at RAND and a Ph.D. student at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. Her work at RAND focuses on education research and program evaluation and includes projects on early childhood education and K-12 school leadership. Pierson has a B.A. in Latin American…
Lynn Karoly is a senior economist at the RAND Corporation. A labor economist, Karoly joined RAND in 1988. Her recent research has focused on human capital investments, social welfare policy, child and family well-being, and U.S. labor markets. In the area of child policy, she recently completed…
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