ERIC Number: EJ1347660
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Sep
Pages: 33
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0895-9048
EISSN: EISSN-1552-3896
The Adoption of Public Pre-Kindergarten among the American States: An Event History Analysis
Cohen-Vogel, Lora; Sadler, James; Little, Michael H.; Merrill, Becca; Curran, F. Chris
Educational Policy, v36 n6 p1407-1439 Sep 2022
Over the past few decades, we have witnessed a surge in publicly funded pre-K programs in the United States. Today, policy makers in 45 states and the District of Columbia have adopted them. Combining information from twelve datasets, we use event history analysis (EHA) to examine the influence of a set of predictors on states' decisions to adopt public pre-K. Findings indicate that party dominance in the legislature, legislative professionalism, and unemployment rates are associated with pre-K adoption; regional proximity to previously adopting states is also significant. The authors discuss implications for policy makers and advocates considering future legislative action in the early childhood education sector, including the expansion of pre-K eligibility requirements.
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Policy, Public Education, Educational Finance, Predictor Variables, Adoption (Ideas), State Aid, State Programs, Political Influences, Unemployment, Family Income, Expenditures, Minority Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
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Identifiers - Laws, Policies, & Programs: Head Start
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: R305N160022