ERIC Number: ED610246
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2020-Jul
Pages: 52
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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.
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Preschool Education, Preschool Children, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Racial Differences, Access to Education, Attendance, Proximity, School Location
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
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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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