Do Standard Measures of Preschool Quality Used in Statewide Policy Predict School Readiness?

Education Finance and Policy

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 116-164

  Sabol, Terri J ^a   Pianta, Robert C ^b  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

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EID: 84897503145     PISSN: 15573060     EISSN: 15573079     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/edfp_a_00127     Document Type: Article

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