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Pre-K Advocates

Pre-K Now recognizes that pre-k advocates share a common cause but often don't have access to common resources. From state to state, pre-k challenges and solutions vary, yet the insight gained from each campaign is valuable to us all.

Gathered here are facts, research, presentations, and honest dialogues about pre-k. Advocates developed these resources, and every usage of them creates new knowledge and experience that increases the effectiveness of advocates across the nation.

Frame the case for high-quality pre-k with these "big picture" facts.
Add a visual element to your next pre-k presentation with our ready-made slide shows.
Study the latest polling numbers on pre-k, and discover which questions you should be asking.
Improve your media outreach by taking a page from these successful examples.
View recordings of our conferences and find resources to help develop post-conference plans.
Hear leading voices discuss the issues facing pre-k advocates in our national-calls archive.
Trace the paths that fellow pre-k advocates have taken, and find out where they plan to go next.
See the organizations and individuals Pre-K Now has honored for their remarkable pre-k achievements.
 
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Tips & Tasks for State Advisory Councils
While reauthorizing Head Start in 2007, Congress added a new provision requiring every state to create or designate a State Advisory Council to better coordinate early education and care services. Pre-K Now has two new resources designed to help policymakers and advocates navigate the process of setting up Councils and seize the opportunities offered by them.
State Advisory Councils brief (PDF)
Council planning template (PDF)
Meeting the Challenge of Rural Pre-K
Families everywhere struggle to find high-quality pre-k programs for their children, but the problem is even more acute in rural areas. Pre-K Now has come out with recommendations for federal policymakers to help states meet the unique challenges of rural pre-k.
download the white paper (PDF)
see our other federal policy work
Learn About Family Involvement Practices That Work
Family involvement is a key ingredient in high-quality pre-k, but it can be a challenge. On a recent Pre-K Now national conference call, we spoke with experts about proven, research-based methods for getting – and keeping – family members involved.
find out what works
We've underestimated young children for too long. If we want better students, we must begin by strengthening pre-k.