Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education
We use data from the 1968–2013 October Current Population Survey to document trends in 3- and 4-year-old children’s enrollment in center-based early childhood education, focusing on gaps in enrollment among children from low-, middle-, and high-income families. We find that income-related gaps in en...
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| description | We use data from the 1968–2013 October Current Population Survey to document trends in 3- and 4-year-old children’s enrollment in center-based early childhood education, focusing on gaps in enrollment among children from low-, middle-, and high-income families. We find that income-related gaps in enrollment widened in the 1970s and 1980s but appear to have plateaued or narrowed for succeeding cohorts. These patterns are consistent with recent trends in income-related gaps in school achievement. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c6f3a09e963846f1adc14ddbf6e866112022-12-22T00:21:36ZengSAGE PublishingAERA Open2332-85842016-05-01210.1177/233285841664893310.1177_2332858416648933Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood EducationKatherine MagnusonJane WaldfogelWe use data from the 1968–2013 October Current Population Survey to document trends in 3- and 4-year-old children’s enrollment in center-based early childhood education, focusing on gaps in enrollment among children from low-, middle-, and high-income families. We find that income-related gaps in enrollment widened in the 1970s and 1980s but appear to have plateaued or narrowed for succeeding cohorts. These patterns are consistent with recent trends in income-related gaps in school achievement.https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858416648933 |
| spellingShingle | Katherine Magnuson Jane Waldfogel Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education AERA Open |
| title | Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education |
| title_full | Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education |
| title_fullStr | Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education |
| title_short | Trends in Income-Related Gaps in Enrollment in Early Childhood Education |
| title_sort | trends in income related gaps in enrollment in early childhood education |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1177/2332858416648933 |
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