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ERIC Number: ED672241
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2023-Feb
Pages: 89
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Available Date: 0000-00-00
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.
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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