Transitional Kindergarten

 Samuel Owusu (MPP '25) helps Michigan strengthen early childhood data systems so leaders can see if public investments are reaching the children and families they are designed to serve   In a transitional kindergarten classroom, a teacher may see a ...

With federal education data fading, Michigan's democratized approach empowers researchers and policymakers to drive evidence-based improvements in educationWhat are the long-term returns on public schooling? Does transitional kindergarten lead to bet...

Children enrolled in transitional kindergarten programs in Michigan did better in math and English by the time they reached 3rd grade, with higher test scores than other kids who didn't go through the program, according to a new policy brief from the...

Education Policy Initiative faculty co-director Christina Weiland has an expertise in pre-k, and recently published a paper on Transitional Kindergarten. Both topics have been in the news.   In her State of the State address, Michigan Governor Gret...

Expanding access to high-quality early education has been a bipartisan goal of Michigan policymakers for at least a decade.  New findings by the University of Michigan Education Policy Initiative provide the first systematic description of transiti...

The Education Policy Initiative (EPI) recently launched a two-year study to research the impact of transitional kindergarten (TK) on children's readiness for other grades co-led by Christina Weiland and Brian Jacob. Weiland commented about the import...

Access to early education programs have been shown for decades to improve the educational prospects for children in kindergarten and beyond. A new type of early education program widespread in Michigan and California—transitional kindergarten (TK)—ha...