Michigan's GSRP participants showed better kindergarten readiness, fewer grade repetitions, better reading and math proficiency, and better on-time graduation rates than non-participants, per a HighScope longitudinal evaluation¶

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q2 i? Children who attended Michigan's GSRP had better kindergarten readiness, fewer grade repetitions, better reading and math proficiency, and better on-time graduation rates than students who did not attend GSRP. → 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 executive summary attributes this finding to a longitudinal evaluation of Michigan's GSRP conducted by the HighScope Educational Research Foundation, comparing GSRP attendees with non-attendees on "better kindergarten readiness" and later school outcomes. No effect sizes are printed.

"A longitudinal evaluation of GSRP , conducted by HighScope Educational Research Foundation, found that children who attended GSRP had better kindergarten readiness,5 fewer grade repetitions, better reading and math proficiency,6 and better on-time graduation rates than students who did not attend GSRP ."

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