Welcome, I’m Michael Little!
I am an Assistant Professor of Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis at North Carolina State University, where I study early childhood and early grades education leadership and policy.
On this website, you will find more information about me and my work as well as the collaborative P3 Research Group that I direct, which is focused on early education leadership improvement.
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.