Pre-kindergarten attendance predicts college enrollment across racial and ethnic groups, most strongly four-year enrollment among Black and Hispanic students¶

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Evidence · 1 study · review r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2023 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Pre-kindergarten attendance predicts two-year college enrollment across all racial and ethnic groups and strongly predicts four-year enrollment, particularly among Black and Hispanic students. → High-Quality Early Child Education is Associated With 2023

Evidence¶

High-Quality Early Child Education is Associated With 2023¶

High-Quality Early Child Education is Associated With... (2023). Regional Educational Laboratory West, WestEd. https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regions/west

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The summary reports, citing Gormley Jr. et al. (2023) in AERA Open, that pre-k attendance "predicts 2-year college enrollment" across groups and strongly predicts four-year enrollment for Black and Hispanic students. No coefficients are printed.

"Pre-kindergarten attendance predicts 2-year college enrollment across all racial and ethnic groups and strongly predicts 4-year college enrollment, particularly among Black and Hispanic students."

Discussion¶

Learner Variables¶

• Race and Ethnicity — moderator: an instructional effect differs by group

Related Claims¶

• Early childhood education attendance is associated with higher high school completion, college attendance, and employment
• Early childhood education programs often yield larger benefits for children most in need, such as low-income children, children of color, and those with fewer educational resources
• College enrollment gaps by race, gender, and socioeconomic background among CPS graduates were driven primarily by differences in four-year enrollment — related