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Philosophical objections to early childhood programs, part 1: are early childhood programs like “Brave New World”?
Some objections to early childhood programs are not based on comparing these programs’ costs with benefits. Instead, these objections are a matter of principle. In chapter 11 of Investing in Kids, I consider some of these objections. Some opponents of … Continue reading
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One key point about evaluation
The National Institute for Early Education has recently published a useful report on evaluation for early education programs. The report is entitled “Improving Early Education Programs through Data-based Decision Making”. Its authors are Shannon Riley-Ayers, Ellen Frede, Steve Barnett, and … Continue reading
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Kevin Drum on Professor Heckman’s work: some comments
Well-known Mother Jones blogger Kevin Drum has some comments on early childhood programs. His comments are largely based on his reading of Nobel prize-winning economist James Heckman’s work. (Full disclosure: Professor Heckman has provided a quite positive blurb for my … Continue reading
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Fed Chairman Bernanke makes strong statement on need for early childhood education, even in a time of state and local fiscal challenges
The chairman of the Federal Reserve Board, Ben Bernanke, made a strong statement last night on the need for early childhood education. His statement was made in a speech to the Citizens Budget Commission of New York. Dr. Bernanke made … Continue reading
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The pros and cons of federal involvement in early childhood programs
An earlier post compared the state perspective on early childhood programs with the national perspective. National economic development benefits of early childhood programs considerably exceed state benefits. This conclusion applies to three types of early childhood programs: high-quality universal pre-k; … Continue reading
Reforming business incentives: possibilities for state and local reforms
As a series of posts have outlined, many state and local business tax incentives have national benefits less than their costs. A federal policy to restrain such business tax incentives would be in the national interest. However, such a federal … Continue reading
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Finding my blog
For some reason, Google’s search algorithm no longer seems to find this blog very easily. I suspect this has something to do with the recent change in their search algorithm. My best guess is that for some reason, Google has … Continue reading
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Federal policy towards business incentives
Several posts have identified some problems with business incentives’ national benefits. Business tax incentives in average- growth or fast-growth local areas are likely to have national benefits that are less than costs. On the other hand, business tax incentives in … Continue reading
Kalamazoo event highlights the potential of business support for investing in kids
On Thursday, February 24, I spoke at an event in Kalamazoo about my book Investing in Kids. This “book signing” event was cosponsored by the Kalamazoo community group ISAAC, the Greater Kalamazoo United Way, and the Kalamazoo Great Start Collaborative. … Continue reading
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Responding to state budget concerns
As outlined in a previous post, many states are facing budget shortfalls for fiscal year 2012 (the fiscal year which starts July 1, 2011 in most states, and runs until June 30, 2012). In another post, I pointed out that … Continue reading
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