Research has documented impressive academic advantages among children who attend high-quality early education programs. Yet many teachers have seen the promise of programs like pre-kindergarten and Head Start fade-out by the time children finish 3rd grade because their elementary schools are not prepared to nurture and sustain this early growth. In this video Christina Satkowski of the New America Foundations Early Education Initiative talks to Dr. Jerry Weast, Superintendent of Montgomery County Schools in Maryland, a district that has successfully used PreK-3rd reform as a way to close achievement gaps and improve academic success for all students in the district.
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