Study: New Jersey early childhood program's benefits stretch to 10th grade

Study: New Jersey early childhood program's benefits stretch to 10th grade

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Shawna De La 
k12dive.com
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The Abbott Preschool Program was created 23 years ago as the result of a New Jersey Supreme Court decision in Abbott v. Burke V. It mandated that the state fund preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds in 31 of its most struggling districts. The success of the program has inspired similar efforts around the country. Previous research from the National Institute for Early Education Research found two years in the program had an impact “large enough to close about half the achievement gap between low-income children and their more advantaged peers.”

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