Preschool Achievement Gap

Preschool began in Europe during the 1800s when European educators commenced education systems with young children in mind. They did this with the aim of aiding kids throughout one of the most critical junctures of child development(History). Preschool has become increasingly popular ever since; in fact, more and more children are attending preschool each year where they are provided with the basic fundamental cognitive skills that are extremely useful in life(Preschool). Also, several countries worldwide have some sort of early learning system implemented into its children's education, France being one of the major preschool focused countries in the world. According to the Business Insider, the decade old largest business news site on
The Center for American Progress is a reputable source as its founder was the former chief of staff to President Bill Clinton and Obama’s Presidential Transitional director. Although the CAP is known to be a liberal, one-sided organization, it was founded over a decade ago and its statistics can be trusted. According to the CAP, a report proposes a resolution to diminish the achievement gap. This simple solution is universal preschool, making high quality, early learning available for all families. A study shows that going to a preschool of high quality could allow low-income children to decrease their academic gap by 41%, African American children to almost close their achievement gap in reading, and Hispanic students to completely close the educational gap between them and white
In a study based on a national database of 14,000 children from diverse backgrounds, the effects of preschool attendance on several factors such as rates of aggression, academic skills, and interpersonal skills were examined. While reading and math scores increased, there was a negative effect on social behavior. White children experienced an increase of negative effects in response to only three hours per day. With six hours the effects more than doubled. Additionally, more negative effects were not seen African American children unless they attended at least six hours per day. This shows the direct relationship between attending preschool and social behavior. Children who start preschool earlier in life are more susceptible to developing social behavior issues in life(Dewar). The academic benefits gained in preschool will not last throughout one’s life as school does not last a lifetime. However, social skills will because people socially interact with one another and are faced with social decisions everyday throughout the entirety of one’s life. Therefore, having poor social behavior can hinder someone throughout their life and cause several issues such as going to prison, abusiveness, and many negative traits and