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What are the costs of a full-scale commitment to early childhood education?
In my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, I outline a specific proposal, backed by research, for a full-scale early childhood program. This program consists of three components: (1) universal full-day pre-K for all 4-year olds; (2) income-targeted full-time, full-year … Continue reading
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Fiscal benefits: pre-K pays for itself in the long-run
As I discuss in my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, pre-K and other early childhood programs provide important “fiscal benefits”. By “fiscal benefits”, I mean increases in tax revenue or reductions in needed spending, even at the same tax … Continue reading
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Anti-crime benefits of pre-K are another good rationale for broad public support for pre-K
Another important spillover benefit of high-quality pre-K is the effect of these programs on lowering subsequent crime rates of participants. As discussed in my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, these anti-crime effects provide broad public benefits by reducing the … Continue reading
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Peer effects in K-12 education are important spillover benefits of early childhood education
One reason why all families benefit from publicly-funded preschool, including families who don’t enroll their children in public preschool, is the increased educational achievement due to peer effects in K-12 schools. As discussed in my new book, From Preschool to … Continue reading
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Spillover benefits of early childhood education may more than double economic benefits
In my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, I devote an entire chapter to discussing “spillover benefits” of early childhood education, that is benefits that spillover from the families participating in early childhood programs to other people. Evidence suggests that … Continue reading
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My article with Elaine Weiss in Huffington Post on pre-K as part of pro-children strategy
In a recent article in Huffington Post, Elaine Weiss and I discuss pre-K’s potential as part of a pro-children strategy. Elaine Weiss is National Coordinator of the Broader, Bolder Approach to Education at the Economic Policy Institute. The article describes … Continue reading
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My article for Bridge magazine on Michigan’s pre-K program published September 30
My article for Bridge Magazine on Michigan’s pre-K program was published on September 30. Bridge Magazine is a publication of the Center for Michigan, a non-partisan organization that examines policy issues connected with Michigan’s future. To sum up the article: … Continue reading
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The pre-K controversy over teacher credentials: mixed evidence, but successful programs tend to use certified teachers paid public school wages
My new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, includes a discussion of the controversy over whether pre-K programs get better results if they use credentialed teachers. The controversy arises because the research on this topic is mixed. However, even though the … Continue reading
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Pre-K quality: even slight improvements have large economic benefits, which justify even large costs to improve quality
One argument made in my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, is that even slight improvements in preschool quality can be shown by the economic logic of educational investments to have large benefits. This justifies spending quite a bit of … Continue reading
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Pre-K benefits both the poor and the middle class, but child care and parenting programs’ benefits are more targeted
In my new book, From Preschool to Prosperity, I review the research evidence on whether the benefits of early childhood programs go beyond children from low-income families to include middle-class children. This research evidence suggests that preschool at age 4 … Continue reading
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