Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus Cost Study Final Report

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Written By School Readiness Consulting

By Sherylls Valladeres Kahn, Lynn Karoly, Jill Cannon, Kristina Rodriguez, Aisha Pittman Fields, Laura Hawkinson with support from SRI International

The Virginia Preschool Initiative Plus (VPI+) aimed to provide high-quality preschool to children in Virginia classrooms. This evaluation report includes summative, formative, and cost effectiveness components of the initiative, as well as an evaluation of experiences of thousands of children and the programming in 11 school districts throughout the state of Virginia.

 

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Sherylls Valladeres Kahn
Senior Director

Kristina Rodriguez


Principal Associate

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Managing Associate

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Vice President of Research and Evaluation

 
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