The Long-Term Effects of Universal Preschool in Boston*

• 成果类型: Article
• 署名作者: Gray-Lobe, Guthrie; Pathak, Parag A.; Walters, Christopher R.
• 署名单位: University of Chicago; Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); National Bureau of Economic Research; University of California System; University of California Berkeley
• 刊物名称: QUARTERLY JOURNAL OF ECONOMICS
• ISSN/ISSBN: 0033-5533
• DOI: 10.1093/qje/qjac036
• 发表日期: 2022
• 页码: 363-411
• 关键词: EARLY-CHILDHOOD EDUCATION; perry preschool; head-start; PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM; early intervention; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; Adult outcomes; pre-k; impacts; care

摘要

We use admissions lotteries to estimate the effects of large-scale public preschool in Boston on college-going, college preparation, standardized test scores, and behavioral outcomes. Preschool enrollment boosts college attendance as well as SAT test taking and high school graduation. Preschool also decreases high school disciplinary measures including juvenile incarceration, but has no detectable effect on state achievement test scores. An analysis of subgroups shows that effects on college enrollment, SAT-taking, and disciplinary outcomes are larger for boys than for girls. Our findings illustrate possibilities for large-scale modern, public preschool and highlight the importance of measuring long-term and non-test score outcomes in evaluating the effectiveness of education programs.