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Direct linkWeiland, Christina; Unterman, Rebecca; Shapiro, Anna – Child Development, 2021
Preschool improves children's kindergarten readiness, but the cognitive outcomes of preschool enrollees and nonenrollees tend to converge partially or fully in elementary school. In older programs, most of this convergence occurs in kindergarten (Li et al., 2016), but evidence from today's programs is sparse. Using data on 4,971 children who…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Public Schools
Download full textWeiland, Christina; Unterman, Rebecca; Shapiro, Anna – Grantee Submission, 2021
Preschool improves children's kindergarten readiness, but the cognitive outcomes of preschool enrollees and nonenrollees tend to converge partially or fully in elementary school. In older programs, most of this convergence occurs in kindergarten (Li et al., 2016), but evidence from today's programs is sparse. Using data on 4,971 children who…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, School Readiness, Kindergarten, Public Schools
Shira Mattera; Carolyn J. Hill – MDRC, 2024
The Ready for School, Ready for Life initiative in Guilford County, North Carolina, aims to support interconnected programs and services for young children and their families with the goal of having children enter kindergarten ready for learning. The initiative aims to strengthen connections among existing programs in Guilford County and provide…
Descriptors: School Readiness, Kindergarten, Screening Tests, Infants
Gomez, Celia J.; Whitaker, Anamarie A.; Cannon, Jill S. – RAND Corporation, 2020
The Big Lift™ (Big Lift), a collective impact initiative extending from preschool through third grade in San Mateo County, California, aims to boost reading proficiency and kindergarten readiness through four programmatic pillars: High-Quality Preschool, Summer Learning, Attendance, and Family Engagement. In this report, the authors present…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Grade 2
Carrie Kathlyn Townley Flores – ProQuest LLC, 2023
In this dissertation, I examine how two major social programs in Kentucky--state-funded preK and Family Resource and Youth Service Centers--impact children's outcomes across the state, including racial, ethnic, and economic equity through elementary school. In each chapter, I will analyze how early childhood opportunities relate to outcomes…
Descriptors: State Programs, Preschool Education, Family Programs, Youth Programs
Gomez, Celia J.; Cannon, Jill S.; Bongard, Michelle – RAND Corporation, 2021
The Big Lift™ (Big Lift) is a preschool-third-grade collective impact initiative in San Mateo County, California. The initiative is a partnership of the County of San Mateo, the San Mateo County Office of Education, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Launched in 2012, the initiative aims to boost children's reading proficiency by third…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Preschool Education, Intervention, Reading Programs
Gomez, Celia J.; Cannon, Jill S.; Bongard, Michelle – RAND Corporation, 2021
The Big Lift™ (Big Lift) is a preschool-third-grade collective impact initiative in San Mateo County, California. The initiative is a partnership of the County of San Mateo, the San Mateo County Office of Education, and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation. Launched in 2012, the initiative aims to boost children's reading proficiency by third…
Descriptors: Primary Education, Preschool Education, Intervention, Reading Programs
Valorose, Jennifer; Chase, Richard – Wilder Research, 2020
With support from the Blandin Foundation, Invest Early is a comprehensive early childhood collaborative in Itasca County, Minnesota, that serves young children and their families with risk factors that may impede school success. The core services consist of early childhood education, parent education, health services, and extended-day child care,…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Program Evaluation, At Risk Students
Chase, Richard; Valorose, Jennifer – Wilder Research, 2018
Invest Early is a comprehensive early childhood collaborative of four school districts in Itasca County, Minnesota, that serves young children and their families with risk factors that may impede school success. Wilder Research, in conjunction with the Invest Early leadership team and staff, is conducting a longitudinal evaluation of the program.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Program Evaluation, Screening Tests
Argue, Sarah E.; Holland, Greg O. – Arkansas Research Center, 2020
This report demonstrates the effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) on late elementary and middle school outcomes. End of year assessments, which varied over the course of the study years, were examined for students of three preschool cohorts. Students included in the statewide study received free lunch all years and were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Children
Hover, Ashlee B. – Journal of Research in Education, 2015
Data from a large suburban school district in Tennessee (N = 910) were used to examine the effects of the Kindergarten Readiness program as measured by third grade End of Year (EOY) benchmark performance assessments in reading and math. The groups of students studied included kindergarteners with summer birthdays ("SK"), kindergarteners…
Descriptors: Suburban Schools, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Grade 3
Argue, Sarah E.; Holland, Greg O. – Arkansas Research Center, 2019
This report demonstrates the effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) on late elementary and middle school outcomes. End of year assessments, which varied over the course of the study years, were examined for students of three preschool cohorts. Students included in the statewide study received free lunch all years and were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Children
Chase, Richard; Valorose, Jennifer – Wilder Research, 2017
Invest Early is a comprehensive early childhood collaborative of four school districts in Itasca County, Minnesota, that serves young children and their families with risk factors that may impede school success. Wilder Research, in conjunction with the Invest Early leadership team and staff, is conducting a longitudinal evaluation of the program.…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance, Program Evaluation, Screening Tests
Brown, Jessica A. – Houston Independent School District, 2017
The Houston Independent School District (HISD) currently offers free, full-day prekindergarten programs to all eligible students within the district's attendance boundaries. This evaluation compares the academic achievement of third-grade students who were previously enrolled in HISD prekindergarten programs during the 2012-2013 school year to…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Access to Education, Young Children, Child Care Centers
Argue, Sarah E.; Holland, Greg O. – Arkansas Research Center, 2018
This report demonstrates the effects of the Arkansas Better Chance program (ABC) on late elementary and middle school outcomes. End of year assessments, which varied over the course of the study years, were examined for students of three preschool cohorts. Students included in the statewide study received free lunch all years and were enrolled in…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Children
