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Treffer: Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten through Third Grade. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1218

Title:
Impacts of Michigan Transitional Kindergarten through Third Grade. EdWorkingPaper No. 25-1218
Language:
English
Authors:
Jordan S. Berne, Brian A. Jacob, Tareena Musaddiq, Anna Shapiro, Christina Weiland, Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Source:
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. 2025.
Availability:
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: annenberg@brown.edu; Web site: https://annenberg.brown.edu/
Peer Reviewed:
N
Page Count:
103
Publication Date:
2025
Sponsoring Agency:
Smith Richardson Foundation
Institute of Education Sciences (ED)
Contract Number:
R305B200011
R305B170015
Document Type:
Report Reports - Research<br />Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level:
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education
Kindergarten
Primary Education
Grade 3
Descriptors:
Transitional Programs, Early Childhood Education, Kindergarten, Program Content, Curriculum, Program Effectiveness, School Readiness, Mathematics Achievement, Grade 3, Student Characteristics, Special Education, Standardized Tests, Scores, Language Arts, Academic Achievement
Geographic Terms:
Michigan
IES Funded:
Yes
Entry Date:
2025
Accession Number:
ED674130
Database:
ERIC

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Transitional Kindergarten (TK) is a relatively new model of early childhood education, with little evidence on whether and how it affects children's development. This study provides new evidence using data from Michigan, which has the nation's second-largest TK program. Using survey data (N=171) from administrators in 2021-2022, the paper documents several program features that distinguish TK from typical public Pre-K programs (including Michigan's), such as greater use of domain-specific curriculum. Focusing on students who enrolled at four years old (50% female, 78% White), a regression discontinuity analysis shows that Michigan TK improved children's readiness for kindergarten (0.91 SD, N=1,943), improved third-grade math scores (0.2-0.3 SD, N=15,680), and may have caused earlier entry into special education followed by earlier exit (N=15,704).

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