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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 the teens who stole the car and then ran over the gentlemen, killing him, last year did not have your DCPS amazing pre-k?  A parent actually needs to sign the child up and facilitate him or her getting to preK.  But good for your optimism![/quote]

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