July 2018

This month's ELN Focus provides insights on the Learning Frontiers research program, led by the network's research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Discover how this project is contributing to the network's collective goal to advance our understanding of policies and practices that help narrow the achievement gap and maintain early learning success as children transition from preschool to third grade.

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Project update: University of Nebraska-Lincoln - Early... The Early Learning Network's research team at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been actively engaged in the research project: "Learning Frontiers: Pre-K to Grade 3." Learning Frontiers seeks to advance our understanding of policies and... Read more earlylearningnetwork.unl.edu

Q&A with Lisa Knoche

Lisa Knoche, Ph.D. Co-Principal Investigator, UNL team Director, Nebraska Academy for Early Childhood Research Research Associate Professor, Nebraska Center for Research on Children, Youth, Families and Schools The University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Lisa Knoche shares her perspective on the Early Learning Network in her dual role as a researcher and network-wide project leader.  Lisa sheds light on the need to understand ecological influences on student progress and achievement, such as the varying interactions between policy, community, school and family. In Nebraska, her team is exploring differences among the state’s urban and rural settings. Read the full Q & A.

"I’m excited that we have an opportunity to pull together information across multiple levels — policy data, classroom observations and in-depth, longitudinal data. When combined, these multiple data sources will be powerful." — Lisa Knoche, Ph.D.

UNL research program setting

Nebraska | Urban and Rural Communities The University of Nebraska–Lincoln's research studies are taking place in 12 rural communities and two urban communities in Nebraska. Below is a snapshot of some of the sample demographics.

Early Learning Network shares results at NRCEC 2018 -... Early Learning Network researchers shared year one results at the Administration for Children and Families' 2018 National Research Conference on Early Childhood (NRCEC), June 25-27, in Arlington, Virginia. Researchers from MDRC, Ohio State... Read more earlylearningnetwork.unl.edu

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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.

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