Kennedy, Edward M.,
Starting Young: The Case for Investment in America's Kids. Edward M. Kennedy and others. - American Prospect, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 2, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Starting Young: The Case for Investment in America's Kids, Nov. 2004; pp. A1-A23.
"Education for all is a defining value of our country, and living up to it takes more than lip service. It takes dedication, hard work, and financial commitment. It means working in partnerships to create the best federal, state, and local policies to increase educational opportunities for all. It also means starting early." (AMERICAN PROSPECT) The authors discuss the importance of early-childhood education, noting that "young children's potential rests heavily on the quality of the environment in which they learn, whether at home, in day care, or in a nursery-school classroom. When the environment is inadequate, gaps in achievement quickly widen, becoming increasingly difficult to overcome. In no other area is an ounce of prevention worth so many pounds of cure."
1522-3256;
Bush
Academic achievement
Brain
Child care
Child development
Child welfare
Day care centers
Developmental psychology
Early childhood education
Education--Europe
Education--History
Education--Preschool
Education and state
Educational change
Employee fringe benefits
Head Start programs
Kindergarten
Parent and child
Parenting
Teachers--Certification
Work and family
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Starting Young: The Case for Investment in America's Kids. Edward M. Kennedy and others. - American Prospect, 2004. - SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Article 2, Institutions, 1522-3256; .
Articles Contained in SIRS Enduring Issues 2006. Originally Published: Starting Young: The Case for Investment in America's Kids, Nov. 2004; pp. A1-A23.
"Education for all is a defining value of our country, and living up to it takes more than lip service. It takes dedication, hard work, and financial commitment. It means working in partnerships to create the best federal, state, and local policies to increase educational opportunities for all. It also means starting early." (AMERICAN PROSPECT) The authors discuss the importance of early-childhood education, noting that "young children's potential rests heavily on the quality of the environment in which they learn, whether at home, in day care, or in a nursery-school classroom. When the environment is inadequate, gaps in achievement quickly widen, becoming increasingly difficult to overcome. In no other area is an ounce of prevention worth so many pounds of cure."
1522-3256;
Bush
Academic achievement
Brain
Child care
Child development
Child welfare
Day care centers
Developmental psychology
Early childhood education
Education--Europe
Education--History
Education--Preschool
Education and state
Educational change
Employee fringe benefits
Head Start programs
Kindergarten
Parent and child
Parenting
Teachers--Certification
Work and family
AC1.S5
050