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ERIC Number: ED624377
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Jun
Pages: 8
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
The Impact of a High-Quality Pre-Kindergarten Program on Educational Achievement in Third and Fourth Grades: Evidence from Pre-K 4 SA in San Antonio. Policy Brief
Villarreal, Michael U.; Lee, Han Bum
Texas Education Research Center
This study examined the effect of attending Pre-K 4 SA on students' educational achievement in third and fourth grades. Pre-K 4 SA is a high-quality pre-kindergarten (pre-K) program in San Antonio that meets all quality standards defined by the National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER). The results showed that distance to Pre-K 4 SA centers was negatively associated with child enrollment in Pre-K 4 SA over the assigned neighborhood pre-K program. This result indicated that parents who lived farther away from the centers might face higher opportunity costs, information costs, and transportation costs, making the Pre-K4SA option less appealing over other local options. The authors also found that students by attending Pre-K 4 SA increased 0.3 (first cohort) and 0.6 (second cohort) standard deviations of STAAR reading test scores for the first and second cohorts, respectively, and 0.5 standard deviations of math test scores in third grade for both cohorts. Additionally, Pre-K 4 SA students were predicted to have larger impacts on their reading and math test scores in fourth grade than those in third grade, showing that the impacts on test scores were sustained and even growing for an additional year. On the other hand, the authors found none or some negative impacts on student behavioral outcomes.
Texas Education Research Center. University of Texas at Austin, Pickle Research Campus, 10100 Burnet Road, Bldg #137 TCB, Rm 1.143A, L4500, Austin, TX 78758; Tel: 512-471-4528; Web site: https://texaserc.utexas.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education; Elementary Education; Grade 3; Primary Education; Grade 4; Intermediate Grades
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: Texas Education Research Center
Identifiers - Location: Texas
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR)
Grant or Contract Numbers: N/A