Monthly Archives: January 2012

Given the many problems with our K-12 educational system, what’s the point of adding early childhood programs?

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

I’m continuing my series of brief responses to questions I have received at public presentations on early childhood programs. Today’s question: “Given the many problems with our K-12 educational system, what’s the point of adding early childhood programs? Shouldn’t our … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood program design issues, Early childhood programs

Which businesses should be interested in “the business case” for early childhood programs?

Posted on January 25, 2012 by

Sara Mead has a recent blog entry that comments on problems with the likely interest of business leaders in promoting state and local education. Her comment was in part prompted by Steve Perlstein’s comments on problems in local leadership for … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood programs, Economic development, National vs. state vs. local

New long-term estimates of the effects of the Abecedarian program

Posted on January 24, 2012 by

Recently, Frances Campbell and her colleagues have published a paper that provides new long-term estimates of the effects of the Abecedarian program. These estimates suggest greater long-run benefits of the Abecedarian program than were projected based on previous results at … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood program design issues, Early childhood programs, Economic development, Timing of benefits | 3 Comments

Generating good jobs: what role for government?

Posted on January 23, 2012 by

I have been asked by some persons my reaction to the recent New York Times article by Motoko Rich on state customized job training programs. I have argued that state customized job training programs can be an effective way of … Continue reading →

Posted in Business incentives, Economic development, Incentive design issues, National vs. state vs. local

Do early childhood programs represent too much government intervention into the role of parents?

Posted on January 20, 2012 by

I’m continuing to provide brief answers to questions I have received when I have made presentations on early childhood programs. Today’s question is: “Do early childhood programs represent too much government intervention into the role of parents?” Some voters and … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood program design issues, Early childhood programs

How will investing in kids pay off in the short-run?

Posted on January 16, 2012 by

I’m continuing to do a series of posts that provide brief answers to questions I’ve received about early childhood programs. Today’s question: “How will investing in kids pay off in the short-run? The major benefits of investing in early childhood … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood programs, Timing of benefits

How does a state’s investment in early childhood programs pay off for the state?

Posted on January 13, 2012 by

I’m continuing to provide brief answers to questions I’ve received at presentations I have made on early childhood programs. Today’s question is the following: “How does a state’s investment in early childhood programs pay off for the state? We live … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood programs, Economic development, National vs. state vs. local

How does the short-run intervention of early childhood programs lead to such large long-run effects?

Posted on January 10, 2012 by

I’m trying this month to provide brief answers to some questions that have come up when I’ve given presentations on early childhood programs. Today’s question: “How does the short-run intervention of early childhood programs lead to such large long-run effects?”  … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood program design issues, Early childhood programs | 2 Comments

Why should I believe that early childhood programs work?

Posted on January 9, 2012 by

Over this month, I’ll provide brief responses to some questions I have received at various talks I have given about early childhood programs. Today’s question is “Why should I believe that early childhood programs work? After all, every program claims … Continue reading →

Posted in Early childhood programs