Inequality in pre-school education and school readiness

Author(s): Magnuson, Katherine A.; Meyers, Marcia K.; Ruhm, Christopher J.; Waldfogel, Jane;
Date Issued: 2003
Publisher(s): Russell Sage Foundation
Description: A study examining links between center or school-based preschool attendance and factors that contribute to school readiness and success, including reading and math skills, and suggests that school success gaps between children from high to middle and middle to low income families may be narrowed or eliminated by sending all children to preschool using data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study- Kindergarten Class of 1998-99 (ECLS-K)
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Funder(s): Russell Sage Foundation ; John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation ; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (U.S.) ; National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Source: New York: Russell Sage Foundation. Retrieved April 5, 2006, from http://www.russellsage.org/publications/workingpapers/preschoolineq/document
Topics: Children & Child Development > Child Characteristics > Socioeconomic Status

Children & Child Development > Child Development & School Readiness

Child Care & Early Education Providers/Organizations > Provider Type/Setting
Country: United States
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