In this issue, we're sharing findings from a recent Early Learning Network study led by the MDRC research team in partnership with Boston Public Schools.

The researchers examined the Classroom Assessment Scoring System™, or CLASS™, and its ability to predict children’s gains during the pre-K year.

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.