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The political economy of early childhood programs
This lengthy series of posts on the income distribution effects of early childhood programs illustrates why some foundations, such as Pew, have been so interested in “universal” pre-k. The attraction is that universal pre-k potentially helps overcome some perceived limitations … Continue reading
How does U.S. investment in preschool compare to other developed countries?
Laura Bornfreund at Early Ed Watch has a useful post comparing U.S. investment in preschool with other developed countries. The other developed countries are those in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). OECD includes such countries as the … Continue reading
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Income distribution effects of the Nurse Family Partnership
Chapter 8 of Investing in Kids also estimates the effects on different groups of “full-scale” implementation of the Nurse Family Partnership program. The NFP provides nurse home visitation services to first time mothers, from disadvantaged families, during the pre-natal period … Continue reading
Income distribution effects of high-quality full-time child-care and preschool, birth to age 5
Chapter 8 of Investing in Kids also considers the effects on different income groups of more intense early childhood programs. I consider the effects of a program similar to the Abecedarian program. The Abecedarian experiment provided full-time child care and … Continue reading
Amazon copies of Investing in Kids now in stock
Amazon now lists my book Investing in Kids as in stock now, both in paperback and hardback, and therefore available for immediate shipping. Before, Amazon for some reason had the book listed as “available in one to two months”, which … Continue reading
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Sliding scale fees for pre-k
An expanded pre-k program may provide both greater benefits for a state’s economy, and be more politically sustainable, if this expanded program provides services not only to the poor but to the middle class. On the other hand, free preschool … Continue reading
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The politics of universal vs. targeted pre-k
As a previous post has outlined, there are some economic tradeoffs in deciding between a pre-k program with “universal access” for all 4-year-olds, versus a pre-k program that is more narrowly targeted at children from low-income families. Targeting children from … Continue reading
The State of the Union and the States
President Obama’s State of the Union address focused on “winning the future”. This strategy included winning the future through public investments, including educational investments. For advocates of early childhood programs, it is noteworthy that the educational investments that were mentioned … Continue reading
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Targeted pre-k vs. universal pre-k: overall effects and distributional effects
In a previous post, I showed that under plausible assumptions, universal pre-k would have broad benefits for the middle class as well as for the poor. But how does universal pre-k compare with a preschool program that is more tightly … Continue reading
Preschool and state economic development: employers speak out
One of my Google News alerts came across this interesting story from Iowa. Iowa is currently debating the future of its “Statewide Voluntary Preschool Program”, which currently enrolls over half of all Iowa four-year olds. The program is designed to … Continue reading
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