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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So a poor kid of illiterate or non English speaking parents will have no benefit or even regress if they attend free high quality pre-k?

Bull ! People are so scared of their mediocre kid getting outperformed by poor POC kids aren’t they? [/quote]

Go read the studies yourself.  The kids get a bump for a few years and then it regresses back to the level of the control group.  In some cases worse.

In the article below, Vox talks about two studies where the kids in pre-k ended up worse.  Vox is by no means a right wing site, and in the article you can feel the author put a liberal spin on the results.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/22904345/pre-k-cash-baby-brain-social-science[/quote]

The evidence shows that high-quality PK, which DC has, does make a difference. It can't be just babysitting. And while it may not help test scores, it does have a long term effect on crime, jobs and economic success.

https://www.npr.org/sections/money/2021/05/18/997501946/the-case-for-universal-pre-k-just-got-stronger[/quote]

So some of the studies show that pre-k has a benefit.  Some of the studies show that pre-k has no long term benefit or even a negative outcome.  The results are mixed.  You cannot just cherry pick the results you like and ignore the results you don't like.  Also, if you read the Vox article you would know it mentions more than just test scores.  Here is what Vox had to say:

[quote]The new study follows the same children through sixth grade, adding three more years of data. The upshot? the results just keep getting worse. Reading, writing, and science scores in sixth grade were all lower among pre-K kids than other kids, and the gap has grown since third grade. The researchers also found that pre-K kids were likelier to skip school or get into disciplinary trouble as they got older.[/quote]

As far as I can tell the studies showing the negative outcomes are legitimate studies that were run on legitimate government sponsored pre-k programs.  They are not low quality pre-k programs.

So as of now the jury is still out on Universal pre-k.  Could it help?  Potentially.  Could it fail?  Also, yes.  You are gambling billions of dollars on the chance that it *may* help.[/quote]

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