The Cost of an Unprepared Kindergartner

R.Chase, B. Coffee-Borden, P. Anton, C. Moore and J. Valorose of Wilder Research

December, 2008

This study looks at the whole cost to a K-12 system in Minnesota when children are sent to kindergarten unprepared for school success. The study estimates that cost at $113 million annually.

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The Cost of an Unprepared Kindergartner