Welcome, I’m Michael Little!
Michael Little, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Education Policy whose research focuses on early childhood education, school leadership, and systems-level change.
On this website, you will find more information about me and my work as well as the collaborative P3 Research Group that I direct.
Featured Project: Sustaining Pre-K Gains Into Elementary School: Exploring the Role of School-Based Pre-K in Equity, Continuity, and Collaboration
Funded by the Institute for Education Sciences, the purpose of this two-year exploratory study is to comprehensively study school-based Pre-K and the role it plays in promoting vertical alignment and sustaining Pre-K gains on a holistic range of outcomes (e.g., achievement, executive function, absenteeism).
The Rise of School-Based Pre-K in the United States
In this brief for the Urban Institute, I document the growth of school-based Pre-K in the United States. Today, nearly 60 percent of all schools serve some Pre-K students.