"President Obama’s proposal in his State of the Union address for a major new program to provide universal pre-kindergarten education has been well-received, as well it might be in light of research by the University of Chicago’s James Heckman and others that disadvantaged students not prepared for kindergarten may be permanently left behind. What criticism there’s been has focused on the program’s financing—$750 billion in new spending...
"Imagine a coalition of major community foundations coming forward, along with the major foundations with an established interest in disadvantaged children and education (Gates, Broad, Annie E. Casey) to support a national pre-K movement...."
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