Valerie's state passed a law mandating a free public pre-kindergarten education for three- and four-year-old children,although school enrollment is not mandatory until age five,with kindergarten.She is tracking the school-readiness and reading-readiness scores of all children starting kindergarten to see how the children who are enrolled in the pre-K program do in comparison to those of similar background who do not attend.Valerie is conducting ____.
A)applied research
B)implementation research
C)basic research
D)policy research

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Valerie is conducting policy research by monitoring the outcomes of the state's law mandating free pre-kindergarten education. She is evaluating the effectiveness of a policy decision made by the state government.

Valerie's State Passed a Law Mandating a Free Public Pre-Kindergarten