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Category Archives: Economic development
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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Restoring middle-class opportunities for more Americans
Nick Kristof’s recent column in the New York Times highlighted some of the economic and social challenges facing many working-class Americans. He focuses on an Oregon friend of his who has faced many economic and social challenges due to his … Continue reading
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Published Duke study of North Carolina early childhood programs finds good evidence for spillover benefits for overall student achievement
The recently-published version of a Duke University study provides good evidence that high-quality early childhood programs have sizable spillover benefits for overall student achievement. The research also suggests that these programs can have ratios of earnings benefits to costs that … Continue reading
Update on my short videos on early childhood programs: 4th video added, and videos now available on ITunes
With production by Detroit Public TV, and funding from Michigan’s Early Childhood Investment Corporation, I have been working on six videos on early childhood programs. The videos are short (about a minute and a half each). They focus on key … Continue reading
Comments on Heckman book, “Giving Kids a Fair Chance”
Nobel prize-winning economist James Heckman has a recent (March 2013) short book, Giving Kids a Fair Chance. The book has a short essay (about 40 small pages) by Heckman, followed by comments on Heckman’s essay by 11 commentators with a … Continue reading
Moving the U.S. towards a more universal, high-quality early education system
Lane Kenworthy, a well-known comparative sociologist of inequality issues at the University of Arizona, has a thought-provoking blog post on why the U.S. should more towards a high-quality early education system. Based on his own extensive knowledge of Scandinavian social … Continue reading
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My preschool and economic development presentation is TED’s “talk of the day”
On May 6, 2013, TED posted a fifteen minute presentation by me on pre-K and economic development as its “Talk of the Day”. TED slightly re-edited this from a TEDx talk I gave at Miami University last year. In just … Continue reading
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My presentation at the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar
I made a presentation on early childhood programs and state economic development in Madison, Wisconsin, as part of a program for state legislators and state policymakers sponsored by the Wisconsin Family Impact Seminar, on February 13, 2013. This presentation included … Continue reading
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Michigan Governor Snyder’s proposal for expanded preschool
On February 7, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder released his state budget proposal, which included a significant proposed expansion of state-funded preschool. This preschool proposal recommends expanding the state’s preschool funding from $109 million in fiscal year 2013, to $174 million … Continue reading
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