May 26, 2021
In this episode, we speak with Dr Meghan McCormick, Research
Associate at MDRC and lead researcher on Boston’s Public
Pre-Kindergarten Project. Dr McCormick has extensive research
experience examining the roles of the home, school and neighborhood
contexts on children’s development. Today she focuses on
“constrained” vs “unconstrained” activities in which young children
are involved at home and school, and the benefits of unconstrained
activities. We also get into a great conversation with Meghan on
how to choose a good preschool for your children.
You can find Dr Meghan McCormick on Twitter @meghan_mccorm and
https://www.mdrc.org/about/meghan-mccormick
McCormick, M., Weiland, C., Hsueh, J., Pralica, M., Weissman, A.
K., Moffett, L., Snow, C., & Sachs, J. (2021). Is skill type the
key to the prek fadeout puzzle? Differential associations between
enrollment in pre k and constrained and unconstrained skills across
kindergarten. Child Development, 1-22.