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ERIC Number: ED571316
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2016
Pages: 65
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A Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Tulsa Universal Pre-K Program. Upjohn Institute Working Paper 16-261
Bartik, Timothy J.; Belford, Jonathan A.; Gormley, William T.; Anderson, Sara
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
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.
W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research. 300 South Westnedge Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49007-4686. Tel: 888-227-8569; Tel: 269-343-4330; Fax: 269-343-7310; Web site: http://www.upjohninstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Preschool Education; Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Identifiers - Location: Oklahoma (Tulsa); Illinois (Chicago); California
Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Survey of Youth
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