The overwhelming research shows that high-quality early childhood education leads to significant short- and long-term benefits for children — and society. A 🧵 on some of the data:
Students in Georgia who attended the state’s pre-K program at age 4 were up to twice as likely to meet academic standards on the state’s standardized math test in grades 4-7. hechingerreport.org/pre-k-may-boos…
A Duke University study looked at middle school students and found that participation in NC Pre-K had positive impacts on students’ test scores in reading and math and these benefits did not fade with time. publicschoolsfirstnc.org/resources/fact…
Children who participated in San Antonio’s public Pre-K program were about 29% less likely to be placed into special education than their counterparts who did not participate in public pre-k. prek4sa.com/wp-content/upl…
Boston pre-k participants had a high-school graduation rate of 70% — 6% higher than the children who were denied preschool. npr.org/sections/money…
The percentage of Michigan preschool program participants repeating a grade by age 15 was lower by 15%, and the rate of being placed in special education was lower by 10%. rand.org/pubs/research_…
Participants in Michigan’s pre-k program were 14% more likely to graduate from high school on time. rand.org/pubs/research_…
A recent analysis of 26 studies assessing the effects of preschool programs showed a 31% decreased probability of being on public welfare as adults, especially among those of lower socioeconomic status. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
Algebra scores were 12.1% higher for students who participated in a Louisiana Pre-K program versus students who did not participate. Biology scores were 9.3% higher, geometry was 8.4% higher and English 2 was 7.8% higher. cabl.org/wp-content/upl…
Long-term analyses suggest that enrollment in early childhood education can increase earnings in adulthood by 1.3 to 3.5%. childcareaware.org/wp-content/upl…
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