A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Tulsa Universal Pre-K Program. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 16-261

Autor/inn/en	Bartik, Timothy J.; Belford, Jonathan A.; Gormley, William T.; Anderson, Sara
Institution	W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Titel	A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Tulsa Universal Pre-K Program. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 16-261
Quelle	(2016), (65 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Cost Effectiveness; Preschool Education; Equal Education; Public Schools; Educational Benefits; Crime; Income; Comparative Analysis; Grade Repetition; Longitudinal Studies; National Surveys; Oklahoma (Tulsa); Illinois (Chicago); California; National Longitudinal Survey of Youth + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Kosten-Nutzen-Analyse; Kosten-Nutzen-Denken; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Public school; Öffentliche Schule; Bildungsertrag; Crimes; Delict; Delicts; Delikt; Einkommen; Repeat a school year; Repeating; Sitzen bleiben; Sitzenbleiben; Longitudinal study; Longitudinal method; Longitudinal methods; Längsschnittuntersuchung; Kalifornien
Abstract	In this paper, benefits and costs are estimated for a universal pre-K program, provided by Tulsa Public Schools. Benefits are derived from estimated effects of Tulsa pre-K on retention by grade 9. Retention effects are projected to dollar benefits from future earnings increases and crime reductions. Based on these estimates, Tulsa pre-K has benefits that exceed costs by about 2-to-1. This benefit cost ratio is far less than the much higher benefit-cost ratios (ranging from 8-to-1 to 16-to-1) for more targeted and intensive pre-K programs, such as Perry Preschool and the Chicago Child-Parent Center (CPC) program. Comparing benefit-cost results from different studies suggests that our more modest estimates are due to two factors: 1) smaller percentage effects of pre-K on future earnings and crime in Tulsa than in Perry and CPC, and 2) smaller baseline crime rates in Tulsa than in the Perry and CPC comparison groups. Appended are: (1) More Details on the Estimated Effects of Tulsa Pre-K on Grade Retention; (2) More Details on the Estimated Effects of Grade Retention on Earnings and Crime; and (3) Sensitivity of Results to Alternative Assumptions and Estimates. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01