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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0885200620300806

"In an extensive longitudinal analysis of data from the Tennessee STAR study, Chetty et al. (2011) demonstrated the importance of the kindergarten classroom environment for wages at age 27, an important adult outcome. Smaller class size (under 15 children) and teachers with more than 10 years experience were the two indices of quality they had, and they were quick to acknowledge that they were unsure of the mechanisms that produced the effect:
Our analysis shows that the classroom a student was assigned to in early childhood matters for outcomes 20 years later, but does not shed light on which specific factors should be manipulated to improve adult outcomes. Further research on which factors contribute to high “class quality” would be extremely valuable in light of the results reported here (p.1595).
Confirming the importance of kindergarten, several studies have shown that the gains children make from pre-k to 1st grade are predictive of achievement outcomes even into adolescence (e.g., Watts, Duncan, & Davis-Kean, 2014). Examining 3rd grade reading and math outcomes, Pianta, Belsky, Vandergrift, Houts, and Morrison (2008) found that 93% of the total change in reading and 76% of the total change in math skills had occurred by first grade."[/quote]

How refreshing. Thank you for sharing data on your point. I feel even better about our decision to start at K![/quote]

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