The Long-Term Effects of Universal Pre-K: Evidence from Tulsa
Offering all students the opportunity to attend pre-kindergarten programs has long been understood to provide children with an advantage going into kindergarten. Are the benefits of universal pre-k solely confined to the short-term? Learn from Peter Simmons, a second-year student in Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy, who will discuss the work of the Center for Research on Children in the United States which has followed a cohort of students in Tulsa, Oklahoma since their enrollment in pre-k in 2005. These students graduated high school in 2019 and 2020. An analysis of their outcomes across elementary, middle, and high school grades reveals significant and persistent gains for those offered the opportunity to attend pre-k.
NO RSVP required. Click here for Zoom link.This event is hosted by the Center for Social Justice and will be facilitated by Peter Simmons. Questions to Noelle Gipson, CSJ’s Assistant Director for Educational Equity Programs at noelle.gipson@georgetown.edu.
This event is part of the Center for Social Justice Education for Liberation Week.