The Role of Early Schooling in Shaping Inequality in Academic, Executive Functioning, and Social-Emotional Skills
Marissa E. Thompson,
Christina Weiland,
Meghan P. McCormick
et al.
Abstract:Children from historically marginalized racial/ethnic and socieconomic groups on average, score lower on widely used assessments of academic, executive functioning, and social-emotional skills at kindergarten entry, but the extent to which these differences are shaped by exposure to early schooling is unclear. Using data from a public prekindergarten and kindergarten program in Boston, we leverage a seasonal comparison design to examine how patterns change during the school year relative to summer periods. Alt… Show more
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