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A possible short-term benefit of early childhood programs: packaging them with adult job training programs
Some recent posts at this blog have been discussing the political problem that early childhood programs’ economic development benefits are mostly long-term, while political leaders often want results before the next election. So far, I have suggested two short-term benefits … Continue reading
More political implications of property value increases due to pre-k
As mentioned in a previous post, one possible short-term benefit of pre-k is an increase in local property values. The argument is that preschool will increase elementary test scores, and higher elementary test scores have been shown to increase property … Continue reading
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Property value increases: another short-run benefit of early childhood programs
Several of my blog posts have addressed the political problem that much of the benefits from early childhood programs are long-term. These programs’ benefits are long-term because most of the economic benefits associated with former child participants don’t occur until … Continue reading
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A short-run benefit of early childhood programs: special education cost savings
As mentioned in a previous post, one political issue with early childhood programs is that their economic development benefits for state economies are (mostly) long-delayed. Much of the benefits for state economies are from the better skills of former child … Continue reading
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What can NAEP trends tell us about effects of universal pre-k?
In the comment thread on the post on public vs. private delivery of pre-k, there is some discussion of the broader issue of using NAEP to measure the effectiveness of universal pre-k. NAEP is an acronym for the National Assessment … Continue reading
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The problem of long-delayed benefits of early childhood programs
One political problem faced by early childhood programs is the long delay before most benefits are realized. Although there are other economic development benefits of early childhood programs, most of the economic development benefits occur due to the better skills … Continue reading
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How should we respond to uncertainty?
Although there is good research support for the economic development benefits of early childhood programs, there is also some uncertainty. In particular, we don’t know whether large-scale implementation of some early childhood program will yield the same sizable long-term benefits … Continue reading
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Pre-k as an intervention vs. charter schools
Sara Mead of Bellwether Education Partners has a thought-provoking post (“How Pre-k is Like Charter Schools, and What We Can Learn from the Evidence on Each”) comparing pre-k and charter schools as educational policy interventions. She argues that “the body … Continue reading
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Pre-k quality and public vs. private delivery
One controversial issue is whether a large-scale or universal pre-k program is best delivered through the public schools, or through private preschools. My assessment of the evidence is that either approach can work. Oklahoma’s near-universal pre-k program seems to be … Continue reading
Another blog on human capital and local economic development
My colleague at the Upjohn Institute, Michelle Miller-Adams, runs a blog on the Kalamazoo Promise. The Kalamazoo Promise, announced in November 2005, guarantees every graduate of Kalamazoo Public Schools up to four years of tuition at any public university or … Continue reading
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