Characteristics of and Enrollment Patterns for Pre-K–3 Public Montessori Applicants

• In Event: AERA Poster Session 13
  In Poster Session: Montessori Education SIG Structured Poster Session: Advances in Research, Practice, and Equity (San Diego)

Abstract

The purpose of the IES Montessori Preschool Study is to conduct a large-scale, multisite RCT in order to fully understand the impacts of the Montessori preschool model on young children’s learning outcomes in public schools. As the second, post-COVID cohort of the study is just getting underway, as a first analysis, this paper will examine the characteristics of students who are admitted to public Montessori programs through a lottery with characteristics of students who are wait listed and are not able to attend, comparing these patterns to those in the study’s initial cohort just before COVID-19. The paper will also share initial findings about what types of programs children who are wait listed through these lotteries end up attending.

Authors

• Ann-Marie Faria, American Institutes for Research

• Angeline Lillard

• Karen Manship, American Institutes for Research

• Mark Lachowicz, University of Maryland - College Park

• Dong Hoon Lee, American Institutes for Research