Child Trends, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Georgetown University, Washington, District of Columbia, USA.
Child Dev. 2022 Jul;93(4):e379-e395. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13752. Epub 2022 Mar 18.
Early childhood education contributes to improved school readiness but impacts on high school remain unclear. This study estimates the effects of Tulsa, Oklahoma's universal pre-K and Head Start programs through the junior year of high school (in 2018/2019; N = 2902; M = 16.52, SD = .39; 48% female; 28% white, 34% Black, 27% Hispanic, 8% Native American). Propensity score weighted regressions suggest students who attended pre-K, but not Head Start, missed less school, were less likely to fail courses and be retained in grade, were more likely to take an Advanced Placement/International Baccalaureate course, but did not have higher test scores or grades. Subgroup analyses by race/ethnicity demonstrated some differences in the pattern of associations favoring students of color.
早期儿童教育有助于提高入学准备水平，但对高中阶段的影响尚不清楚。本研究通过高中三年级（2018/2019 年；N=2902；M=16.52，SD=.39；48%为女性；28%为白人，34%为黑人，27%为西班牙裔，8%为美洲原住民）来估计俄克拉荷马州塔尔萨市普遍的学前教育和“先学后教”计划的效果。倾向得分加权回归表明，上幼儿园但不上“先学后教”的学生缺课较少，课程不及格和留级的可能性较小，更有可能修读进阶先修课程/国际文凭课程，但考试成绩和成绩并没有更高。按种族/族裔进行的亚组分析表明，关联模式存在一些差异，有利于有色人种学生。
