Category Archives: Early childhood programs

Responding to state budget concerns

Posted on February 24, 2011 by timbartik

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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Can states afford now to invest in early childhood programs?

Posted on February 21, 2011 by timbartik

In a previous post, I argued that even with states facing short-term and long-term budget issues, states could choose to invest more in early childhood programs. What is the evidence for this argument? Even in state budget crises, states are … Continue reading →

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Early childhood programs and state budget cuts: now is a good time to invest

Posted on February 18, 2011 by timbartik

As detailed in a previous post, states are facing significant additional budget problems this year. These budget problems may lead to pressure to cut early childhood programs. I don’t think there’s any need for states to cut high-quality early childhood … Continue reading →

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Ed Glaeser’s Triumph of the City book

Posted on February 16, 2011 by timbartik

I have been reading Ed Glaeser’s new book, Triumph of the City, and enjoying it tremendously. Ed Glaeser is a Harvard professor, and is arguably the leading American urban economist. One issue on which most urban economists agree is the … Continue reading →

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State fiscal problems and early childhood programs

Posted on February 16, 2011 by timbartik

Many states face significant fiscal problems over the next several years. These fiscal problems will lead to attempts to cut back on early childhood programs.  How should advocates for early childhood programs respond to these threatened cutbacks? I will address … Continue reading →

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Is the federal budget for early childhood programs half-full or half-empty?

Posted on February 15, 2011 by timbartik

Lisa Guernsey of Early Ed Watch has an informative post outlining President Obama’s fiscal year 2012 budget request for early childhood programs. Even though the President did not mention early childhood programs in his State of the Union address, the … Continue reading →

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The national perspective towards early childhood programs

Posted on February 15, 2011 by timbartik

In this series of posts, I am exploring how the economic development benefits of business incentives and early childhood programs vary when considered from a national perspective, compared to a state or local perspective. This topic is explored in depth … Continue reading →

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Interview on public radio

Posted on February 14, 2011 by timbartik

An interview with me (Tim Bartik) about my book Investing in Kids aired this morning (February 14) on Kalamazoo’s public radio station, WMUK. A 5 minute and a 25 minute version of this interview can be found at the news … Continue reading →

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A response to commonly-expressed concerns about preschool

Posted on February 11, 2011 by timbartik

I recently received a request for some information from some early childhood advocates. They were talking to a state legislator in their state. (I leave the state unnamed because I think it doesn’t matter – there are similar debates going … Continue reading →

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Prevailing metro area growth trends: effects on economic development benefits of early childhood programs

Posted on February 9, 2011 by timbartik

I am exploring in a series of posts how a metro area’s characteristics might alter the economic development benefits of the area’s investments in early childhood programs or business incentives. This is important because we want to see whether these … Continue reading →

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