![]() The researchers also compared children in Florida counties where many students are redshirted and in counties in the state where retention in early grades is common. These longer-run outcomes appear to be stronger among white children than black and Hispanic children, the researchers found. They are also 15.4 percent less likely to be incarcerated for juvenile crime before their 16th birthday. For example, September-born children-those who are old-for-grade-are 2.1 percent more likely to attend college compared to their August-born classmates, 3.3 percent more likely to graduate from college, and 7.2 percent more likely to graduate from a competitive or selective college. In contrast to some other studies, this analysis found that the impact of being older-for-grade does not fade out over time. In the National Bureau of Economics Research paper, the researchers also used data in a large, unnamed Florida county to analyze longer-term effects. This difference held true even when the researchers took a look at siblings who were born in August compared to September, and it was also the same regardless of gender, race, socioeconomic status or school quality. That’s equivalent to about 40 SAT points on a 1600-point scale, the researchers said, or about the same as the difference in one-year learning gains between having a very strong teacher as opposed to an average one, according to a 2010 study on teacher effectiveness. The difference in test scores between these “young” 5-year-olds and “old” 5-year-olds was about two-tenths of a standard deviation. The study focused only on children who were “naturally” old for the grade or young for the grade children who were held out of school for a year were not a part of the overall analysis. The researchers compared children who were born in August and therefore are newly turned 5 when school starts, to children who were born in September and start school when they are almost 6. 1 cutoff date for children to enroll in kindergarten. The researchers looked at children in Florida, which has a robust data set on its students and a Sept. To do so “has real costs to them,” Karbownik said. “On average, it is the case that August-born children are going to do slightly worse than September-born children,” Karbownik said, but that’s not a reason to hold back an otherwise prepared child for a perceived edge. Krzysztof Karbownik, a postdoctoral research fellow at Northwestern University, said the study, which has yet to go through peer review, should not be taken as a green light to hold a child out of school for a year. They have higher test scores later in their academic careers, are more likely to attend college, and are less likely to spend time in the juvenile justice system.īut there’s a danger in trying to fit an individual child into a statistical analysis, one of the study’s authors cautions. The new research on kindergartners, published as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a nonprofit organization, found that children who are older when they start kindergarten have a measurable advantage compared to their younger classmates over the long term. Source: Education Commission of the States Kindergarten entrance age (the date by which a student must be 5 years old in order to attend kindergarten)Ĭompulsory school age (the age at which a child is required to attend school) In 42 states, compulsory school attendance starts at age 6 or later. However, kindergarten attendance is not required in most states. You will not be able to complete the process without these required items.All states offer kindergarten, and 19 of those states require that children turn 5 years old by Sept. Prior to beginning the enrollment process, please be sure to have the following required documents available via PDF to include with your registration: ![]() New WCSD TK/Kindergarten Student Enrollment Portal Please note, current WCSD enrolled TK students do not need to register again for Kindergarten. Please follow the link below to access the online registration portal for TK/Kindergarten registration. ![]() 2, 2018 and April 2, 2019), you may only enroll in the TK program. If your child turns five years of age on or between Septemand Ap(born on or between Sept. 1, 2018) are eligible to enroll in Kindergarten only. You must enroll your student in the age appropriate grade level per the guidelines listed below.Ĭhildren who turn five years of age on or before Septem(born on or before Sept. Please carefully read the age eligibility requirements below. WCSD strictly follows California Education Code on age eligibility for entry to TK and Kindergarten programs. ![]()
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