Parents who send their kids off to a pre-kindergarten class probably hope they’re learning skills that stick. While some national studies have suggested the effects of preschool programs can fade before the end of kindergarten, new research from the University of North Carolina shows the effects of Georgia’s pre-kindergarten program do having lasting effects.
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Susan Adams, an assistant commissioner at Georgia’s Department of Early Care and Learning, said researchers studied kids who went through pre-K and kindergarten classes in Georgia.
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