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Ansari, Arya; Zimmermann, Kathryn; Pianta, Robert C.; Whittaker, Jessica V.; Vitiello, Virginia E.; Yang, Qingqing; Ruzek, Erik A. – American Educational Research Journal, 2023
This study examined whether pre-K benefits persist through the end of first grade and the extent to which persistence differs based on outcome domains, subsequent classroom environments, and key subgroups of children. Data from 2,351 children living in a large and diverse county in Virginia revealed that the initial benefits of pre-K for academic…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Kindergarten, Grade 1, Public Schools
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Sabol, Terri J.; Ross, Emily C.; Frost, Allison – American Educational Research Journal, 2020
Most accountability policies monitor Head Start quality at the center level by selecting a subset of classrooms within a center to represent quality. This study explores variation in classroom quality in Head Start and implications for accountability systems and children's well-being. We find that one third to one half of the variation in quality…
Descriptors: Preschool Children, Federal Programs, Educational Quality, Accountability