1.0Pre-Khttps://web.risd.org/prekindergartenAndy McCormickhttps://web.risd.org/prekindergarten/author/amccormi/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="FFKFSWPAkh"><a href="https://web.risd.org/prekindergarten/why-prek/">Why Pre-K?</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://web.risd.org/prekindergarten/why-prek/embed/#?secret=FFKFSWPAkh" width="600" height="338" title="“Why Pre-K?” — Pre-K" data-secret="FFKFSWPAkh" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> Why Pre-K? Pre-K Impact on Students High-quality Pre-K is a proven intervention to achieve educational equity Short-Term Impacts Increased vocabulary, literacy and numeracy Increased kindergarten and first grade school readiness Increased standardized test scores in EL, MS and HS Increased attendance in middle and high school Decreased special education placements and grade retention Decreased racial […]https://web.risd.org/prekindergarten/wp-content/uploads/kids_working_art-1024x683.jpg