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Impact of North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade

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Muschkin, CG; Ladd, HF; Dodge, KA
Published in: Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis
December 1, 2015

This study examines the community-wide effects of investments in two early childhood initiatives in North Carolina (Smart Start and More at Four) on the likelihood of a student being placed into special education. We take advantage of variation across North Carolina counties and years in the timing of the introduction and funding levels of the two programs to identify their effects on third-grade outcomes. We find that both programs significantly reduce the likelihood of special education placement in the third grade, resulting in considerable cost savings to the state. The effects of the two programs differ across categories of disability, but do not vary significantly across subgroups of children identified by race, ethnicity, and maternal education levels.

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Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

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EISSN

1935-1062

ISSN

0162-3737

Publication Date

December 1, 2015

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

478 / 500

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 3903 Education systems
  • 3902 Education policy, sociology and philosophy
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
  • 1301 Education Systems
 

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Muschkin, C. G., Ladd, H. F., & Dodge, K. A. (2015). Impact of North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 37(4), 478–500. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373714559096
Muschkin, C. G., H. F. Ladd, and K. A. Dodge. “Impact of North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 37, no. 4 (December 1, 2015): 478–500. https://doi.org/10.3102/0162373714559096.
Muschkin CG, Ladd HF, Dodge KA. Impact of North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2015 Dec 1;37(4):478–500.
Muschkin, C. G., et al. “Impact of North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade.” Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, vol. 37, no. 4, Dec. 2015, pp. 478–500. Scopus, doi:10.3102/0162373714559096.
Muschkin CG, Ladd HF, Dodge KA. Impact of North Carolina’s Early Childhood Initiatives on Special Education Placements in Third Grade. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis. 2015 Dec 1;37(4):478–500.
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Published In

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis

DOI

EISSN

1935-1062

ISSN

0162-3737

Publication Date

December 1, 2015

Volume

37

Issue

4

Start / End Page

478 / 500

Related Subject Headings

  • Education
  • 3903 Education systems
  • 3902 Education policy, sociology and philosophy
  • 1303 Specialist Studies in Education
  • 1301 Education Systems