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- We have enough evidence to expand quality pre-K
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Author Archives: timbartik
Inequality, early childhood programs, economic productivity, and the middle class
I just finished reading Robert Reich’s latest book, After-Shock: The Next Economy and America’s Future. Reich argues that increased inequality in the United States has had high costs. These include costs for macroeconomic stability and costs for the democratic representativeness … Continue reading
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Top ten points about business incentives in my book
Although the main focus of my book is early childhood programs, I also extensively discuss business incentives. Even for those interested primarily in early childhood programs, understanding the pros and cons of business incentives is important. Political debates over state … Continue reading
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Top ten points of my book
A reader requested my summary of the “Top Ten” points of my book. Unfortunately, for reasons of logic, I think I need to do this list in order from 1 to 10 rather than in David Letterman’s reverse order. I’ve … Continue reading
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Request to my readers for questions
In 127 posts to this blog since December of 2010, I have covered most of the main points of my book Investing in Kids. I need to shift this blog to more coverage of ongoing events related to early childhood … Continue reading
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Early childhood programs and possible new federal funds
Education Week published an article on May 9 that covered some possible federal encouragement for states to invest more in early childhood programs. The recent federal budget deal gave the U.S. Department of Education $700 million to have a new … Continue reading
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Powerpoint on early childhood programs and local economic development
I gave a talk this morning to the Youth Human Capital and Economic Development Network. This network is sponsored by the Human Capital and Economic Opportunity Working Group of the Milton Friedman Institute at the University of Chicago. This overall … Continue reading
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Third-grade reading skills, poverty, and high school graduation
Sociology professor Donald Hernandez has an interesting paper on how third grade reading skills and poverty influence high school graduation rates. The bottom-line: both a child’s third grade reading skills and whether a child’s family experiences poverty have large effects … Continue reading
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Federal versus state roles in education
The Center on Education Policy has released a fascinating set of papers on a hidden aspect of American history: the role of the federal government in encouraging public schools in the states. The papers are in response to calls for … Continue reading
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State government budget problems are not like household budget problems
The average voter may think of state government budget problems as if they are analogous to the voter’s budget problems. For the average voter, if somehow household spending exceeds household income, the easiest and most natural response is just to … Continue reading
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Is competition among states in business incentives a good thing?
In a previous post, I concluded that under some conditions, competition among states in investment in early childhood education could be a good thing. I argued that such competition could meet two of Harvard professor John Donahue’s criteria for devolving … Continue reading
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