In the first year of NLCI expansion, the attendance advantage over similar schools (3.8 percentage points) was not statistically significant¶
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q2 i? When only two of the four NLCI schools offered full-day pre-k in 2013-14, average pre-k attendance was 3.8 percentage points higher than in similar schools, but the difference was not statistically significant. → Ehrlich 2021
Evidence¶
Ehrlich 2021¶
Ehrlich, S.B., Allensworth, E.M., & Tansey, J. (2021). Meeting families' needs: Attendance rates in full-day vs. half-day pre-k. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Consortium on School Research. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/meeting-families-needs
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Year 1 of the NLCI propensity-matched comparison, when two of four schools had converted. The 3.8 percentage point advantage was not statistically significant; no effect size is printed, so the finding is reported as a non-significant difference without claiming equivalence.
"When two of the four NLCI schools offered full-day pre-k (2013-14), average pre-k attendance rates were higher in the NLCI schools than in similar schools by 3.8 percentage points, but the difference was not statistically significant"
Discussion¶
Related Claims¶
- Students in full-day pre-k programs had significantly higher attendance rates than students in half-day programs across all study years — related
- Elementary attendance and school climate improved over time at NLCI schools but not significantly more than at comparison schools — related
- Full-day pre-k funding significantly raised pre-k attendance at NLCI elementary schools relative to matched comparison schools — related
- Four schools that converted half-day pre-k to full-day showed attendance about 4 percentage points higher than propensity-weighted comparison schools after expansion — related
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In the first year of NLCI expansion, the attendance advantage over similar schools (3.8 percentage points) was not statistically significant |
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In the first year of NLCI expansion, the attendance advantage over similar schools (3.8 percentage points) was not statistically significant |
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weak |
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2021 |
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2024 |
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by process:wiki-ingest on 2026-10-08 |
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1 — ehrlich-2021 |
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