Chapter 4- Education And Literacy

Question 1

War on poverty

Answer 1

1964

Question 2

High scope/ perry preschool project

Answer 2

1962 -1967

Question 3

Who was the perry preschool project for?

Answer 3

• low income african American children in Michigan
• randomly assigned early preschool program
• followed from ages 3 to 11

Question 4

Cost to participate to the perry preschool program

Answer 4

$15 166/participant

Question 5

Early interjection has strong positive short term benefits

Answer 5

• higher IQ
• vocabulary and literacy
• positive attitude toward school, friends and other kids

Question 6

Long term benefit of perry preschool project

Answer 6

• education
• income
• crime prevention

Question 7

Estimated saving of participant in high scope

Answer 7

$244 812

Question 8

Completion of high school of those who did the program vs those who didn’t

Answer 8

65% graduated from the program and 45% from no program

Question 9

Gender difference between those who went through the program and those who didn’t

Answer 9

More females graduated from higshchool from the program 84% vs 32%

While there wasn’t much difference between males that went through the program and those who didn’t
50% vs 54%

Question 10

Two main risk factors for leaving high schol

Answer 10

Low income and being a male