Assessing the Benefits of Education in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Pre-K Lottery in Georgia. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-880
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| Title: | Assessing the Benefits of Education in Early Childhood: Evidence from a Pre-K Lottery in Georgia. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-880 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Henry Woodyard, Tim R. Sass, Ishtiaque Fazlul, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University |
| Source: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2023. |
| Availability: | Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 38 |
| Publication Date: | 2023 |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research |
| Education Level: | Early Childhood Education Preschool Education |
| Descriptors: | Preschool Education, Academic Achievement, Educational Benefits, Experience, Adults, Outcomes of Education, Preschool Children |
| Geographic Terms: | Georgia |
| Abstract: | Numerous studies have demonstrated a strong link between participation in pre-K programs and both short-term student achievement and positive later-life outcomes. Existing evidence primarily stems from experimental studies of small-scale, high-quality programs conducted in the 1960s and 1970s and analyses of the federal Head Start program. Meanwhile, evidence on state-funded pre-K programs, with no income restrictions, is scant and inconclusive. Using enrollment lotteries for over-subscribed school-based sites in Georgia's universal pre-K program, we analyze the impact of participation on elementary school outcomes. Lottery winners enter kindergarten more prepared in both math and reading than non-winning peers. Gains fade by the end of kindergarten, and some negative achievement effects emerge by grade 4. Free-andreduced-price meal (FRPM) students benefit more compared to non-FRPM students in later grades, suggesting greater benefits from attendance for disadvantaged students. Although we find no effects for discipline, lottery winners had one fewer absence each grade after kindergarten. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2024 |
| Accession Number: | ED638879 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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