UNC team of researchers make discoveries for early education

Posted Jul 17, 2016
A study recently completed by a team at UNC’s Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute discovered high quality of early education prepares children for a successful future. Louisa Tarullo, director of human services research at Mathematica Policy Research, said the study found children experience better outcomes across a range of skills as the overall quality of preschool instruction increases. (Daily Tar Heel)

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