[Ohiogift] Fwd: Landmark study finds Pre-K ineffective

[Margaret DeLacy]

>Date: Fri, 02 Oct 2015 14:59:36 -0700
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>From: Margaret DeLacy <margaretdelacy at comcast.net>
>Subject: Landmark study finds Pre-K ineffective
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>http://tn.chalkbeat.org/2015/09/28/landmark-tennessee-study-contradicts-conventional-wisdom-about-the-power-of-pre-k/#.Vg79W_RlDGj
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>Landmark Tennessee study contradicts conventional wisdom about the power of pre-K
>'There is much work to be done,' researchers say
>Grace Tatter headshot
>By Grace Tatter gtatter at chalkbeat.org
>Published: September 28, 2015 - 2:47 pm CDT
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>...Vanderbilt researchers found that students who participated in TN-VPK benefitted significantly at first. But by first grade, there was no difference. By third grade, the students who attended pre-K actually fared worse on a variety of measures assessing both academics and behavior.....