Tulsa study offers more evidence of pre-K’s benefits into adulthood — from hechingerreport.org by Ariel Gilreath
Attending preschool has a strong impact on traits such as self-regulation, according to a long-running study
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Many people might think the main benefit of a high-quality preschool program is the academic boost it gives young children when they enter elementary school.
But the strongest positive effects may show up years, and even decades, later and have little to do with test scores and grades.
Researchers at Georgetown University have been studying the impact of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s program for two decades.
In a new set of working papers, the researchers found long-term positive outcomes for children who were enrolled in preschool in 2005: Compared to their peers, the children who attended preschool were more likely to take advanced courses and graduate high school on time, more likely to enroll in a higher education program and more likely to vote in elections after turning 18. Most of the new findings have not yet been officially published or peer reviewed.