Earlier this year, a second evaluation of Tennessee's pre-K program found no significant differences in academic achievement among students who participate and those who don't. The analysis (from Peabody Research Institute) has fueled a fire among some researchers, like Brookings' Russ Whitehurst, who have used to the study to discount the importance of pre-K. But Recess blogger CJ Libassi says Whitehurst, and others, should pause and wait until more (long-term) evidence is collected:
"[Whitehurst] is comfortable with disregarding the possibility that the benefits of pre-K might emerge in adulthood based on research that addresses the impact of retention on later elementary academic performance. (Let's also not forget that the proposed mediating factor of such long-term benefits is not academic performance, but rather the development of non-cognitive skills.) And the [Peabody] researchers expressly warn, 'It is too early to expect such effects to appear with any consequential magnitude.' Thus dismissing the possibility of future emergence of these non-cognitive benefits seems unwarranted ..."
Read more from CJ's post, "Early Education Is About The Long Term," here: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/1/post/2013/12/early-education-is-about-the-long-term.html
-- "[Whitehurst] is comfortable with disregarding the possibility that the benefits of pre-K might emerge in adulthood based on research that addresses the impact of retention on later elementary academic performance. (Let's also not forget that the proposed mediating factor of such long-term benefits is not academic performance, but rather the development of non-cognitive skills.) And the [Peabody] researchers expressly warn, 'It is too early to expect such effects to appear with any consequential magnitude.' Thus dismissing the possibility of future emergence of these non-cognitive benefits seems unwarranted ..."
Read more from CJ's post, "Early Education Is About The Long Term," here: http://www.youngedprofessionals.org/1/post/2013/12/early-education-is-about-the-long-term.html
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