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Education starts at birth
National Journal – Education Experts Blog
By Kris Perry
January 7, 2013
My advice to anyone seeking better education, health, social and economic outcomes is to embrace the fact that education starts at birth — not at age 4, not in kindergarten — at birth. Fully developing the potential in our children and guaranteeing a skilled and productive workforce starts the moment a child is born. Our public policy needs to reflect the new knowledge we have about human development, specifically that waiting until age 4 for pre-K learning is too little, too late. The definition of effective early learning must be expanded to encompass birth to age 5, with a distinct focus on the most critical developmental period—the first three years of a child’s life.
Research conducted by University of Chicago Nobel Prize winning economist James Heckman shows that investing in early childhood development from birth to age 5 for disadvantaged children is the best way to prevent the achievement gap and maximize later investments in formal schooling, college and job training. Investing from birth is the only way to achieve the 7-10 percent return on investment that early childhood development delivers through better education, health and social outcomes and the reduced need for social spending.
Ongoing federal budget negotiations provide national policymakers with a small window of opportunity to maximize taxpayer money, reduce debt and generate income. Every dollar invested in quality early childhood education pays dividends to children, families and taxpayers for the life of the child. The earlier we start, the less expensive it will be to prepare children for success in life and the more likely that we will have a nation of independent, capable and productive people. Policymakers, such as Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, business leaders, including Chicago entrepreneur and philanthropist J.B. Pritzker and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke strongly support using early childhood investments to drive economic growth.
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Education starts at birth
National Journal – Education Experts Blog
By Kris Perry
January 7, 2013
My advice to anyone seeking better education, health, social and economic outcomes is to embrace the fact that education starts at birth — not at age 4, not in kindergarten — at birth. Fully developing the potential in our children and guaranteeing a skilled and productive workforce starts the moment a child is born. Our public policy needs to reflect the new knowledge we have about human development, specifically that waiting until age 4 for pre-K learning is too little, too late. The definition of effective early learning must be expanded to encompass birth to age 5, with a distinct focus on the most critical developmental period—the first three years of a child’s life.
Research conducted by University of Chicago Nobel Prize winning economist James Heckman shows that investing in early childhood development from birth to age 5 for disadvantaged children is the best way to prevent the achievement gap and maximize later investments in formal schooling, college and job training. Investing from birth is the only way to achieve the 7-10 percent return on investment that early childhood development delivers through better education, health and social outcomes and the reduced need for social spending.
Ongoing federal budget negotiations provide national policymakers with a small window of opportunity to maximize taxpayer money, reduce debt and generate income. Every dollar invested in quality early childhood education pays dividends to children, families and taxpayers for the life of the child. The earlier we start, the less expensive it will be to prepare children for success in life and the more likely that we will have a nation of independent, capable and productive people. Policymakers, such as Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois, business leaders, including Chicago entrepreneur and philanthropist J.B. Pritzker and Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke strongly support using early childhood investments to drive economic growth.
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Visit our website SabreeEducationServices
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