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Bridging California’s School Readiness Gap: Insights from RAND Pre-K Study

Explore RAND’s series of studies on California's school readiness gap and the impact of high-quality pre-K programs. Discover how pre-K helps narrow achievement gaps and learn why increasing investment in pre-K is crucial for education reform in California.

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Bridging California’s School Readiness Gap: Insights from RAND Pre-K Study

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  1. California’s School Readiness Gap and the Promise of Pre-K: RAND’s California Preschool Study and Other Pre-K Research

  2. RAND’s California Preschool Study • Series of four studies • Study 1: Analysis of Achievement Gaps in Meeting California K-3 Standards • Study 2: Policy Analysis of Publicly-Funded Preschool and Child Care in California and Case Study Counties • Study 3: Collection and Analysis of New Data on ECE Utilization and Quality • Study 4: Synthesis Study of Preschool Adequacy and Efficiency

  3. Readiness Gaps Mirror Achievement Gaps in Later Grades • Achievement differences evident during the K-12 years exist at the starting gate, when kids first enter kindergarten • Groups of students who start school behind tend to stay behind

  4. Readiness Gap in Early Reading Skills 61 percent of children enrolled in an early literacy program in 17 California school districts were not proficient in early reading skills

  5. Readiness Gap in Important Social Skills 46 percent of children in 61 California school districts lacked important social skills

  6. Achievement Gap in Early Elementary Grades

  7. Achievement Gap in Early Elementary Grades

  8. Studies show: children who attend pre-k score higher on school readiness measures at kindergarten entry;   effective pre-k improves children’s K-12 academic performance; and effective pre-k has long-term benefits Effective Pre-K Helps Narrow the Achievement Gap by Addressing the Readiness Gap

  9. Research Shows: Pre-K Prepares Kids for Success in School

  10. Research Shows: Pre-K Prepares Kids for Success in School

  11. New Jersey’s Abbott Preschool Program Pre-k group closed more than 50 percent of achievement gap Children who did not attend pre-k only closed 18 percent Research Shows: Pre-K Prepares Kids for Success in School

  12. Now is the Time to Ensure Kids Who Need It Most Have Access to Effective Pre-K • Too many children left out • California must increase investment in high-quality pre-k • Pre-k is a first step in education reform

  13. Summary • School readiness gaps mirror achievement gaps in later grades • Effective pre-k helps narrow the achievement gap by addressing the readiness gap • Now is the time to ensure that the kids who need it most have access to effective pre-k

  14. Learn More About Pre-K and RAND’s Study http://www.preschoolcalifornia.orghttp://www.rand.org/labor/projects/ca_preschool/ Additional RAND studies coming soon.

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