claim: "recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade."
author: glenn grothman
evidence_1: apr 2, 2017 ... provide the persistent effects that undergird an ambitious .... 1).3,4 the number of  children in preschool has increased .... the provision of publicly funded pre- kindergarten has ...... children on trajectories of academic and life success, and  ...... studies have confirmed the positive benefits of middle class.
evidence_2: "recent studies have confirmed that any academic benefits of government  funded preschool disappear by the fourth grade." — politifact wisconsin on  sunday, ...
evidence_3: may 26, 2017 ... teacher audrey benes speaks to her kindergarten class at walsh ... two rigorous  recent studies challenged widely held beliefs on the benefits of pre-k ... of a new  secretary of education has reignited debates over the funding and future of ...  found that any early gains from pre-k education were short-lived.
evidence_4: may 21, 2012 ... this year, the great start readiness program has funding of over ... in 4th grade,  and in middle school, have confirmed the initial findings of ... having an interest in  school (xiang & schweinhart, 2002). .... kindergarten teacher ratings of children  retained or not by grade 4 ..... disappearing from the system.
evidence_5: mar 29, 2018 ... the convergence in academic and cognitive skills between .... to answer such  questions, recent studies have tried to examine the ... because perry's large  impacts on iq had completely disappeared by age 8, while impacts on an ...  among other benefits, half-day preschool at ages 3 to 4 years and half- or ...