SRG Pre-K Presentation to Education Committees March 2011 Author: Strategic Research Group Contact: Phil Doss Presentation In this presentation, SRG provides information collected from a long-term study (2007-2011) of multiple cohorts of students who participated in Tennessee’s Pre-K program. The study sought to answer this key research question: “Do students who attended state-funded Pre-K perform better academically in the short and long term than a comparable group of peers who did not attend Tennessee’s Pre-K program?” RELATED PUBLICATIONS Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee’s Pre-Kindergarten Program: Annual Report, 2008-2009 Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee’s Pre-Kindergarten Program: Second Annual Report Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee’s Pre-Kindergarten Program: Third Interim Report Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee's Pre-Kindergarten Program Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee's Pre-Kindergarten Program: First Interim Report Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee's Pre-Kindergarten Program: Preliminary Report Assessing the Effectiveness of Tennessee's Pre-Kindergarten Program: Second Interim Report RELATED POLICY AREAS Education Early Childhood