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Category Archives: Early childhood programs
How early childhood programs affect economic development, and why spending isn’t more important
Early childhood programs primarily affect local economic development by helping their child participants develop into adults with better skills. Of secondary importance are the benefits of these programs for parents, for example in providing free child care. Of much less … Continue reading
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How hard is it to achieve quality on a large-scale in pre-K programs?
Several prominent education and political bloggers have recently argued that implementing high-quality pre-K on a large scale is not a “proven” solution, but rather is hard to do. Kevin Carey of Education Sector argued on December 6 that high-quality pre-k … Continue reading
The politics and economics of state versus federal action on early childhood programs
Many are accustomed to seeing federal action as the key to large-scale social reforms. However, in the case of early childhood programs, successful social reform may be more likely to occur due to state and local activism. Such activism can … Continue reading
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Why early childhood programs are economic development
On the face of it, labeling early childhood programs as “economic development” seems crazy. We see “economic development” in newspaper headlines about a manufacturing plant or corporate headquarters or major research facility that received large tax credits from a state … Continue reading
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