Does Delaying Kindergarten Entrance Give Children a Head Start

By Ashlesha Datar. 2006

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Actual Age at School Entry, Educational Outcomes, and Earnings (2011, methodology): “Using various US data, Datar (2005), Elder and Lubotsky (2008), Dobkin and Ferreira (2007) and Cascio and Schanzenbach (2007) also confirmed a significant, relative age effect on various outcome measures, such as test scores, educational attainment, and adult outcomes.”
Do School Entry Laws Affect Educational Attainment and Labor Market Outcomes (2010, methodology): “Similarly, Datar (2006) used variation in school entry cutoff dates to document that children that start kindergarten later get higher test scores.1 Elder and Lubotsky (2008) used the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study to document that a one year increase in the age at which an individual enters…”
Measuring School Readiness: Conceptual and Practical Considerations (2006, background): “There are some data indicating that the practice of delaying kindergarten entry is more common for boys than girls, although there are no data to suggest gender differences in school readiness (Datar, 2006; Graue & DiPerna, 2000; May & Kundert, 1995).”
Inside the Black of Box of Ability Peer Effects: Evidence from Variation in the Proportion of Low Achievers in the Classroom (2008, unknown): “Most studies find that being relatively older and more mature when entering the compulsory school system has positive effects on early academic performance (Datar, 2006; Bedard and Dhuey, 2006; Elder and Lubotsky, 2009) although the evidence on long-term outcomes is more mixed.”
When you are born matters: The impact of date of birth on educational outcomes in England (2010, background): “3 Bell & Daniels (1990) and Fogelman & Gorbach (1978) for England and Datar (2006) for the US are some attempts.”
What makes a leader? Relative age and high school leadership (2008, background): “Fredriksson and Öckert (2005) show that Swedish children with birthdays just after the cut-off perform better in school and are more likely to acquire post-secondary education.”
Is Early Learning Really More Productive? The Effect of School Starting Age on School and Labor Market Performance (2005, unknown): “…a number of economists have shown interest in the effect of age at school start and related questions; see, e.g., Plug (2001), Strøm (2003), Cascio and Lewis (2004), Del Mondo and Galindo-Rueda (2004), Leuven et al. (2004), Bedard and Dhuey (2005), Datar (2005), and Fertig and Kluve (2005).”
Chronic Absenteeism and Its Effects on Students’ Academic and Socioemotional Outcomes (2014, methodology): “First, age of kindergarten entry is included, as prior research has indicated that younger kindergarten entrants may have differing outcomes due to their early entry (Datar, 2006; Elder & Lubotsky, 2009).”
Does the Age That Children Start Kindergarten Matter? Evidence of Long-Term Educational and Social Outcomes (2006, background): “In her study of the impact of age of kindergarten entry on early elementary achievement, Datar (2006) uses state laws concerning age at kindergarten entry as an instrumental variable that is endogenous to age at school entry but exogenous to achievement.”
Parents’ Conceptions of School Readiness, Transition Practices, and Children's Academic Achievement Trajectories (2015, background): “Several studies, also using ECLS-K have detected a small but lasting academic advantage for older children (Datar, 2006; Lin, Freeman, & Chu, 2009).”
Kindergarten Entrance Age and Children’s Achievement (2009, unknown): “…in entrance ages include Angrist and Krueger (1991, 1992); Mayer and Knutson (1999); Leuven et al. (2004); Strøm (2004); Fertig and Kluve (2005); Fredriksson and Öckert (2005); Bedard and Dhuey (2006); Cascio and Lewis (2006); Datar (2006); McCrary and Royer (2006); and McEwan and Shapiro (2008).”
Readiness for school: A relational construct (2009, background): “Redshirting is more common for boys than girls, and among higherincome families (Datar, 2006; Graue & DiPerna, 2000).”