Measuring impact of New Mexico prekindergarten on standardized test scores and high school graduation using propensity score matching

The long-term impact of prekindergarten programs is an important consideration given the trend of dedicating more resources to these programs. However, long-term impact of prekindergarten programs is not well-understood and recent studies have shown preschool effectiveness can vary across states and...

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Autores principales: Courtney, Jon R., Garcia, Janelle Taylor, Rowberry, Jacob, Eckberg, Nathan, Dinces, Sarah M., Lobaugh, Clayton S., Tolman, Ryan T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Nature Singapore 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10024794/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36968188
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40723-023-00112-9
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author Courtney, Jon R.
Garcia, Janelle Taylor
Rowberry, Jacob
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Dinces, Sarah M.
Lobaugh, Clayton S.
Tolman, Ryan T.
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description The long-term impact of prekindergarten programs is an important consideration given the trend of dedicating more resources to these programs. However, long-term impact of prekindergarten programs is not well-understood and recent studies have shown preschool effectiveness can vary across states and programs. A state run prekindergarten program in New Mexico was examined using propensity score matching to minimize selection bias. The research revealed a number of long-term impacts corresponding with prekindergarten participation for the cohort including a 9.7 percentage point increase in high school graduation rates and improved reading and math proficiency at third, sixth, and eighth grades. Considerations for future research and challenges in implementing prekindergarten programs are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-100247942023-03-21 Measuring impact of New Mexico prekindergarten on standardized test scores and high school graduation using propensity score matching Courtney, Jon R. Garcia, Janelle Taylor Rowberry, Jacob Eckberg, Nathan Dinces, Sarah M. Lobaugh, Clayton S. Tolman, Ryan T. Int J Child Care Educ Policy Research The long-term impact of prekindergarten programs is an important consideration given the trend of dedicating more resources to these programs. However, long-term impact of prekindergarten programs is not well-understood and recent studies have shown preschool effectiveness can vary across states and programs. A state run prekindergarten program in New Mexico was examined using propensity score matching to minimize selection bias. The research revealed a number of long-term impacts corresponding with prekindergarten participation for the cohort including a 9.7 percentage point increase in high school graduation rates and improved reading and math proficiency at third, sixth, and eighth grades. Considerations for future research and challenges in implementing prekindergarten programs are discussed. Springer Nature Singapore 2023-03-19 2023 /pmc/articles/PMC10024794/ /pubmed/36968188 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40723-023-00112-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open AccessThis article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article's Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article's Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) .
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