And at the end of sixth grade, they were doing even worse. At the end of their first year, the kids who went to pre-K scored higher on school readiness - as expected.īut after third grade, they were doing worse than the control group.
Easter Grassįarran and her co-authors at Vanderbilt University followed both groups of children all the way through sixth grade. NPR Ed The Tennessee Pre-K Debate: Spinach Vs.