In the Media
Media Mentions 2022 – 2023
- https://www.thatearlychildhoodnerd.com/podcast/episode/f466ccae/nerd_0271-the-tennessee-prek-study-with-dale-farranhttp:// The Early Childhood Nerd Podcast_Episode 0271_ March 2023
- The preschool paradox_ what is the best early years education_Tes_Jan 2023
- A top researcher says it’s time to rethink our entire approach to pre-K _ NPR_Feb 2022
- OPINION- There’s a hidden, but important lesson from findings in the TN pre-K study_with corrections from Farran & Lipsey_Hechinger_Apr 2022
- What does the Tennessee pre-K study tell us about public preschool programs_Brookings_Feb 2022
- What California Can Learn From A Tennessee Pre-K Program_LAist_Feb 2022
- Vandy Study Pours Cold Water on Universal Pre-K_The Patriot Post_Feb 2022
- Vanderbilt pre-K study finds state-funded program needs overhaul_WTVF_Mar 2022
- Think of the Children_The Weeds Podcast_Feb 2022
- The Not-So-Certain Science of Pre-K (Opinion)_Education Week_May 2022
- The Evidence on Free Pre-K_WSJ_Jan 2022
- Tennessee Voluntary Pre-K Study Policy Brief_TQEE_Feb 2022
- Tennessee must make a resolution to expand Voluntary Pre-K in 2022_Portland Sun_Jan 2022
- Study Finds Kids Who Attend State-Funded Pre-K Fare Worse Than Their Peers_MRCTV_Jan 2022
- Students who were part of TN Pre-K Program continue to trail peers_Chalkbeat TN_Jan 2022
- Shovel More Dirt on Pre-K _Freddie deBoer_Feb 2022
- Shocking Results of a 10-Year Study of Pre-K_Issues reading_Let Grow_Mar 2022
- Researchers see negative impact from Pre-K_ABC TV_Jan 2022
- Preschool intervention gets poor marks_Lauringurg Exchange__Jan 2022
- Pre-kindergarten program gets bad grade_NC Reflector_Feb 2022
- Pre-K Resulted in Worse Outcomes for Kids_National School Choice Week_Jan 2022
- Pre-K is day care_Noah Smith_Jan 2022
- Pre-k findings renew questions-how to ensure student education success_Vanderbilt News_Feb 2022
- One state-funded pre-k program led to significantly negative results_EdSource_Jan 2022
- Of course pre-K and cash help kids … right_Vox_Jan 2022
- New data shows free pre-k might be worthlessFortune__Jan 2022
- Negative pre-k results are alarming_Joanne Jacobs_Jan 2022
- Making Pre-K work-Lessons from the Tennessee study_Brookings_Feb 2022
- Long-Term Harm of State Pre-K Program_Psychology Today _ Jan 2022
- In Defense of pre-K-what one study can -and can’t- tell us about education policy_Vox_March 2022
- How to Make Sense of the Latest Tennessee Pre-K Study_New America_Feb 2022
- High Quality Study Finds Pre-K Makes Children Learn Less And Misbehave More_The Federalist_Mar 2022
- Government-funded preschool left students worse off, new study finds_Washington Examiner_Jan 2022
- Government pre-K is harming children_Las Vegas Review Journal_Jan 2022
- Free State-Run Preschool Worse for Poor Kids Than No Preschool_Reason Foundation_Feb 20
- Does Pre-K Actually Hurt Kids_NY Magazine_Feb 2022
- Devastating results on the effects of state-funded Pre-K programs_Samuel Hammond_Jan 2022
- Behind the findings of the TN Pre-K sudy that found negative effects for graduates_Hechinger_Feb 2022
- Alarming study finds children who attended pre-k worse off than peers_FOX News_Jan 2022
- A state-funded pre-k program led to significantly negative effects for TN kids_Hechinger_Jan 2022
- A new study finds preschool can be detrimental to children_The Economist_Feb 2022
Media Mentions 2010-2021
- Pre-k benefits faded in Tennessee–but not for the reasons you think, says new study – Chalkbeat Tennessee, 2019
- PK-3: What does it mean for instruction? Social Policy Report, 2017
- Misrepresented evidence doesn’t serve pre-K programs well. Brookings, February 2017
- Poverty, Opportunity, and Upward Mobility, Speaker Ryan Agenda, June 2016
- Research review: Universal preschool may do more harm than good. Pre-k study critique Heritage foundation, May 2016
- Bill to increase pre-k quality in Tennessee heads to governor’s desk, March 2016
- Democrats love universal pre-K — and don’t seem to care that it may not work: It’s neither as effective nor cost-effective as people tend to think. Washington Post, February 2016 – The Washington Post
- Pre-kindergarten interventions, Behavior, Science, & Policy, 2016
- Setting the record straight on state pre-k programs, US News, June 2015
- Tennessee Preschool Study Receives Significant Coverage, Reaction – Early Years – Education Week, October 2015
- Pre-K study shows early growth lost by 2nd grade, September 2015
- Pre-K researchers can’t get past the third grade – The Hechinger Report, October 2015
- Pre-K advocates say Tennessee study not applicable to Alabama program – Dothan Eagle_ Education, October 2015
- Pre-K quality matters – NC Early Childhood Foundation, October 2015
- Long-term study finds Tennessee pre-k effects fade by 3rd grade – Early Years – Education Week, September 2015
- Is pre-k broken? NY Mag November 2015
- How Tennessee can boost pre-k quality, December 2015
- Pre-k gains may not stick, Vanderbilt study finds. The Tennessean, August 2013
- Pre-k benefits are real, The Tennessean, March 2011
- Tennessee pre-k students see 82 percent gain over peers. Research News @ Vanderbilt, February 2011