Jill S. Cannon|Alison Jacknowitz|Gary Painter
Is full better than half? Examining the longitudinal effects of full?day kindergarten attendance
RAND Corporation|University of Southern California|American University|University of Southern California
abstract kindergarten policy varies widely across within states past decade number states instituted fullday kindergarten requirement others considering way increase educational achievement many parents also support fullday kindergarten source child care paper uses early child longitudinal studykindergarten class 19981999 evaluate efficacy policy ordinary least squares probit county fixed effects instrumental variables models find initial benefits students mothers students attend fullday kindergarten differences largely evaporate third grade contrary claims advocates attending fullday kindergarten found additional benefit students families income poverty threshold 2006 association public policy analysis management