Study: Ga. pre-k improves student performance

http://www.ledger-enquirer.com/2011/10/28/1796150/study-ga-pre-k-improves-student.html

Oct. 28, 2011

ATLANTA -- A new study shows that Georgia's lottery-funded prekindergarten program helps improve students' academic achievement, particularly those from poor families.

The study by the University of Georgia's College of Education shows that low income children who attended pre-k outperformed their peers who did not throughout elementary school in both reading and math. Scores were six to 10 points higher in some cases.

The study also found that students who were in pre-k repeated fewer grades.

The findings came from a 10-year study of about 500 students who attended pre-k in Clarke County schools in 1999. They were followed up through ninth grade.

The study reflects findings in research on pre-k in other states.

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