Does ECE Make a Difference? Two Views

By again including an appeal for support of early childhood education in his State of the Union message, President Obama has stimulated quite a debate.  Here are excerpts from two of the first salvos:

Don't Throw Money at Early Childhood Education

"Policymakers are right to be focused on increasing access to high-quality early childhood education, but throwing money at the problem won't get the job done.  We need to spend in a way that provides government-funded preschool providers with incentives to meet the needs of families they serve, not those of government bureaucrats."

Pre-K, the Great Debate

"Against all odds, prekindergarten is gaining ground....  Aside from apple pie, preschool may be the only issue on which voters agree.  A poll last year found that 60 percent of Republicans and 84 percent of Democrats support expansion of prekindergarten.  Republican-led states like Oklahoma have been leaders in early education for a simple reason:  It works."

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