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ERIC Number: ED622973
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Nov
Pages: 77
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Program Longitudinal Study 2009-2020
Wheeler Hill, Ellie; Argue, Sarah; Holland, Greg
Arkansas Research Center
The Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) program longitudinal study (2009-2020) reviews the changing circumstances and outcomes of participation in Pre-K services in Arkansas. The "core comparison" of this study is between ABC participants and students who had no known Pre-K participation but have similar household income levels. The results show that ABC participants generally have better attendance rates in kindergarten, elementary, and secondary school, as well as lower rates of chronic absenteeism, higher persistence, and higher proficiency percentages compared to students of similar socioeconomic status who had no known Pre-K services. The study also reviews the change over time in special education services for ABC participants and examines changes in the type of Pre-K services used as well as changes in meal status designation for kindergarten students. [For "Arkansas Better Chance (ABC) Program Longitudinal Study (2009-2019)," see ED611083.]
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: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Secondary Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Arkansas Research Center (ARC); Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education
Identifiers - Location: Arkansas
Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A