ERIC Number: ED611081
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 24
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-
EISSN: N/A
Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Program Longitudinal Study (2009-2018)
Argue, Sarah E.; Holland, Greg O.
Arkansas Research Center
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 Arkansas public schools for all years associated with their testing data. Students included in the district level study received free lunch in Kindergarten and were enrolled in an Arkansas public school at the time of testing. We found that the Arkansas Better Chance program has statistically significant and meaningful impacts on children's late elementary assessment outcomes. [For "Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Program Longitudinal Study (2009-2017)," see ED611080.]
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Elementary School Students, Middle School Students, Preschool Children, Lunch Programs, Public Schools, Kindergarten, School Readiness, Low Achievement, Reading Achievement, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Gender Differences, Racial Differences, Science Achievement, Academic Persistence, Grade 7, Low Income Students, At Risk Students, Standardized Tests, Grade 8
Arkansas Research Center. University of Central Arkansas, 201 Donaghey Avenue, Conway, AR 72035. Tel: 501-852-2296; e-mail: arc@arkansas.gov; Web site: https://arc.arkansas.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Elementary Education; Junior High Schools; Middle Schools; Secondary Education; Early Childhood Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Grade 3; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades; Grade 5; Grade 6; Grade 7; Grade 8
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS), Division of Child Care and Early Childhood Education (DCCEDE)
Authoring Institution: Arkansas Research Center (ARC)
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A