Code for: The Effect of Early Childhood Programs on Third-Grade Test Scores: Evidence from Transitional Kindergarten in Michigan

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) Jordan Berne, University of Michigan; Brian Jacob, University of Michigan; Tareena Musaddiq, Mathematica Policy Research; Anna Shapiro, RAND Corporation; Christina Weiland, University of Michigan

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Project Citation: 

Berne, Jordan, Jacob, Brian, Musaddiq, Tareena, Shapiro, Anna, and Weiland, Christina. Code for: The Effect of Early Childhood Programs on Third-Grade Test Scores: Evidence from Transitional Kindergarten in Michigan. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2024. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2024-05-21. https://doi.org/10.3886/E202364V1

Project Description

Summary:  View help for Summary Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively recent entrant into the U.S. early education landscape, combining features of public pre-K and regular kindergarten. We provide the first estimates of the impact of Michigan’s TK program on 3rd grade test scores. Using an augmented regression discontinuity design, we find that TK improves 3rd grade math scores by 0.29 standard deviations relative to a counterfactual that includes other formal and informal learning options. This impact is notably large relative to the prior pre-K literature. Estimates for English Language Arts (ELA) are imprecise but suggestive of a positive effect as well.

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Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms Transitional Kindergarten; Early childhood education
JEL Classification:  View help for JEL Classification
      I21 Analysis of Education
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage Michigan
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 2015 – 2023
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