Research Shows a Good Kindergarten Education Makes Dollars and Sense

 

Research Shows a Good Kindergarten Education Makes Dollars and Sense
Tue, 10 Aug 2010 15:12:00 -0500

There isn't a lot of research that links early childhood test scores to earnings as an adult. But new research reveals a surprising finding: Students who learn more in kindergarten earn more as adults. They are also more successful overall.

Harvard University economist John Friedman says he and a group of colleagues found that students who progress during their kindergarten year from attaining an average score on the Stanford Achievement Test to attaining a score in the 60th percentile ...

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