On the Road to High-Quality Early Learning: Changing Children’s Lives

This timely book will help policymakers and practitioners convert their visions of high-quality early education into on-the-ground reality by examining how states, local districts, and independent providers can design, fund, and manage exemplary programs. The authors describe and analyze how four states-Michigan, West Virginia, Washington, and North Carolina-have built early education systems that positively affect student outcomes with key takeaways from each state.