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Year:: 2019
Contributor:: Tyler Watts (author); Greg J. Duncan (author); Mariela Rivas (author)
Genre:: grey literature
Subject:: Pre-kindergarten programs; RCT; Early childhood; Program and policy effects

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Abstract:: We present a reanalysis of the Tennessee Voluntary Prekindergarten Program (TNVPK), a state-funded program designed to promote the school readiness of 4-year-olds from low-income families. Oversubscribed programs used a lottery to randomly assign prospective enrollees a chance to attend TNVPK. We found that assignment to the program had largely null effects on measures of behavior, attendance, and retention collected during elementary school. TNVPK increased enrollment in special education by 4% between kindergarten and grade 3, and generated negative but generally statistically insignificant impacts on third-grade state test scores. We explore reasons for fadeout as well as threats to internal validity.

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Tyler Watts, Greg J. Duncan, and Mariela Rivas, "A Reanalysis of Impacts of the Tennessee Voluntary Prekindergarten Program" (2019). EdWorkingPapers.com Archive. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:956672/

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A Reanalysis of Impacts of the Tennessee Voluntary Prekindergarten Program