A Study Seeks to Determine What Makes Prekindergarten Successful

The study’s investigators will look over time at children’s test scores and grades, grade retention, special education placement, as well as so-called executive function — a term that encapsulates a range of skills, from focus and short-term memory to impulse control, that experts think are closely tied to children’s success in school.

By KATE TAYLOR

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