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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The people who pushed for these changes are the ones saying it’s not a miracle and didn’t happen quickly.

There’s certainly some takeaways but no need to indulge in clickbait language.

One of the key changes for Mississippi was increasing access to pre-k:
https://www.mississippifirst.org/early-education/

[/quote]The Early Learning Collaborative Act improved readiness for the children who participated, but let's not overstate its impact.  It reached too few children, began too late to influence the early NAEP gains, and produced mixed academic results when evaluated.

You can read the state's report on the outcomes here:
https://www.peer.ms.gov/sites/default/files/peer_publications/rpt695_highlights.pdf

Here's the key finding: "From the data captured, PEER determined that collaborative students performed statistically better than the comparison group on kindergarten readiness tests, worse on third and fifth grade math achievement tests, and similar to the comparison group on all other achievement tests. Notably, collaborative students outperformed the comparison group in all behavioral outcomes measured (i.e., disciplinary incidents, suspensions, and chronic absences)."

The state's pre-k program suffered the same problems as most other pre-k programs that have been studied.  The kids received a modest bump in kindergarten that essentially got washed away by third grade.  There were behavioral benefits, but they didn't translate into better academic performance.[/quote]

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