W.T. Grant Foundation

The Impact of Full-day Kindergarten on Academic Achievement

Awarded External Scholars

Chloe Gibbs

University of Notre Dame

Project Date:

October 2016

Award Amount:

$19,961

Summary

Gibbs will explore how access to full-day kindergarten affects students’ academic achievement. She will couple data from SEDA with data on full-day kindergarten expansions to explore whether providing full-day kindergarten lowers racial and ethnic achievement gaps.