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ERIC Number: ED610246
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 52
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
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Racial Disparities in Pre-K Quality: Evidence from New York City's Universal Pre-K Program. EdWorkingPaper No. 20-248
Latham, Scott; Corcoran, Sean P.; Sattin-Bajaj, Carolyn; Jennings, Jennifer L.
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
New York City's universal pre-kindergarten program, which increased full-day enrollment from 19,000 to almost 70,000 children, is ambitious in both scale and implementation speed. We provide new evidence on the distribution of pre-K quality in NYC by student race/ethnicity, and investigate the extent to which observed differences are associated with the spatial distribution of higher-quality providers. Relative to other jurisdictions, we find the average quality of public pre-K providers is high. However, we identify large disparities in the average quality of providers experienced by black and white students, which is partially explained by differential proximity to higher-quality providers. Taken together, current racial disparities in the quality of pre-K providers may limit the program's ability to reduce racial achievement gaps.
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
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Overdeck Family Foundation
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: New York (New York)
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