Washington's ECEAP preschool students made test score gains in reading and math that persisted through 5th grade, per a Washington Institute for Public Policy evaluation¶

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q2 i? An evaluation by the Washington Institute for Public Policy showed that the state's preschool students made impressive test score gains in both reading and math, and the gains persisted through 5th grade. → Wechsler 2016

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Wechsler 2016¶

Wechsler, M., Kirp, D., Tinubu Ali, T., Gardner, M., Maier, A., Melnick, H., & Shields, P. (2016). The road to high-quality early learning: Lessons from the states. Palo Alto: Learning Policy Institute. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/

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The report's Washington case study summary attributes this finding to an evaluation by the Washington Institute for Public Policy of the state's Early Childhood Education and Assistance Program, which serves more than 10,000 of the state's most vulnerable children. No effect sizes are printed.

"An evaluation by the Washington Institute for Public Policy showed that the state’s preschool students made impressive test score gains in both reading and math, gains that persisted through 5th grade.11"

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