Preliminary Rural Analysis of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study - Kindergarten Cohort

This brief introduces the first results from a rural analysis of selected national datasets. The brief provides key findings concerning kindergarten readiness of rural children from an analysis of the Kindergarten Cohort of the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS). Future briefs will summarize findings concerning the health of the Kindergarten Cohort, data from the Birth Cohort, and data from the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). A forthcoming report will provide more findings from analyses of the ECLS and NHIS and suggestions for additional research.