Sunday, February 17, 2013

Missouri Education Watchdog: Is Lack of Universal Preschool the Reason For Poverty?

Missouri Education Watchdog: Is Lack of Universal Preschool the Reason For Poverty?:


Is Lack of Universal Preschool the Reason For Poverty?


Or is it that children need fathers?


The call for universal preschool programming has created an avalanche of comments from academics, politicians and the citizens paying for these programs.

Gail Collins in the NY Times supports increased spending.  From The State of the 4-Year-Olds:

One of the big moments of the State of the Union address was President Obama’s call for “high-quality preschool” for 4-year-olds.

Nobody was happier at the idea than Walter Mondale, the former vice president. “This is going to be wonderful,” he said in a phone conversation. His delight was sort of inspiring.

In 1971, when he was a senator, Mondale led the Congressional drive to make