In this issue, we're sharing Early Learning Network research recently published by the American Psychological Association and featured in the Wall Street Journal.

The study finds children who attend preschool enter kindergarten with greater skills than those who don’t — but that advantage is nearly halved by the end of the year as their nonattending peers quickly begin to catch up. Read more below.

In case you missed it, download our guide for educators outlining best practices to boost family engagement during the transition from pre-K to kindergarten.

The Early Learning Network, funded by the Institute of Education Sciences, leverages its expertise, resources and geographic diversity to help close the achievement gap and maintain early learning success as children transition from preschool to third grade. Together, network researchers from universities and organizations across the U.S. are examining current policies and practices, identifying malleable factors associated with early learning and achievement and developing tools to assess early learning instruction, interactions and environments. Learn more at earlylearningnetwork.unl.edu.