ERIC Number: ED672241
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 89
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Going the Distance: Exploring Variation in Access to High-Quality PreK by Geographic Proximity, Race/Ethnicity, Family Income, and Home Language. EdWorkingPaper No. 23-730
Meghan McCormick; Mirjana Pralica; JoAnn Hsueh; Christina Weiland; Amanda Weissman; Samantha Xia; Anna Shapiro; Cullen MacDowell; Samuel Maves; Anne Taylor; Jason Sachs
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
This study leverages six years of public prekindergarten (PreK) and kindergarten data (N = 22,469) from the Boston Public Schools (BPS) to examine enrollment in BPS PreK from 2012-2017 for students from different racial/ethnic, socioeconomic, and linguistic groups. The largest differences in enrollment emerged with respect to race and ethnicity--and for enrollment in programs in higher-quality schools (defined as schools scoring in the top quartile on third grade standardized tests)--with disparities increasing over time. Although there were no differences across groups in proximity to BPS PreK programs in general, Black students lived about a quarter of a mile further than their White peers from the nearest program in a higher-quality school, with gaps widening over time. Closer proximity was associated with a higher likelihood of enrollment in a program in a higher-quality school. Implications for future research and policy are discussed.
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Preschool Education, Public Schools, Enrollment, Enrollment Rate, Enrollment Influences, Racial Factors, Ethnicity, Socioeconomic Influences, Language Role, School Effectiveness, Educational Quality, Equal Education, Access to Education, School Location, Proximity, Family Income
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Publication Type: Reports - Research
Education Level: Early Childhood Education; Elementary Education; Kindergarten; Primary Education; Preschool Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts (Boston)
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