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\nAcknowledgments  \n© 2023 by Sandra Soliday Hong and Sabrina Zadrozny, FPG Child Development Institute,The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.  \nWe wish to acknowledge the members ofour Georgia’s Pre-K Program Evaluation Team who assisted with the 2018-2019 study, including the previous study PI, Ellen Peisner-Feinberg; the research staff: Karen Van Manen, Jada Walker, David Bogojevich, Shannon Casey, Elizabeth Giraud Love, Elizabeth Gunn, Cristina Luna Evans, Diana Knechtel,Tom Leggett, Jennifer Osborne, Judy Owen, Eric Savage, Stefanie Schwartz, Gina Walker ; and data collectors Brita Alton, Jane Argo, Joan Boudousquie, Elizabeth Bragg, Brianna Castellano, Kathy Crumley, Akua Ducard, CL Dunn, Deborah Hallman, Stacey Harris, Khadija Highsmith, Melissa Johns, Kathy Crumley, Deborah Laing, Kim Lane, LaJuana Johnson-Mendez, Elizabeth Milling, Jacquelyn Parker, Katie Rutland, Carolina Sandoval, Steven Schell, Melissa Silva, Patricia Simpson, Moneesha Smith, Claudia Sorto, Karen Stewart,Alissa Sypsa, Peggy Tymes,Adriana Vivas-Sosa, Lori Warren; and the previous analysis team: Irina Mokrova and Margaret Burchinal.  \nIn addition, we share our appreciation to all those who participated in and assisted with this study, including the children and families; the teachers, administrators, and other staff of Georgia ’s Pre-K Program; the kindergarten, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th grade classrooms and schools; and the staff of Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) .  \nReport design by Hollis Oberlies, Purple Zante, Inc. Image on p. 8 by Melanie Busbee Photo.  \nThis study was funded by Bright from the Start: Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning. The opinions expressed in this report do not necessarily reflect those of the funding agency.  \nSuggested citation: Soliday Hong, S. , Zadrozny, S. ,Walker, J., Love, E.N.G., Osborne, J.D. , Owen, J. L. , & Peisner-Feinberg, E. (2023). Longitudinal Study of Georgia’s Pre-K Program Final Report: Pre-K through 4th Grade. 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