http://www.themiddleclass.org/taxonomy/term/68 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en http://www.themiddleclass.org/bill/prepare-all-kids-act-2007 <div class="field field-type-legislation field-field-legislation"> <h3 class="field-label">Legislation</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-integer field-field-position"> <h3 class="field-label">The middle class</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-video-cck field-field-video-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Video Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div 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Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><object height="185" width="223"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/m2vjCl5FbSA"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/m2vjCl5FbSA&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="185" width="223"></object></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-injustice-facts"> <h3 class="field-label">Injustice Facts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>Percentage increase in high school graduation rates for low-income children who participated in a high quality preschool program compared to those that did not: <strong><a href="http://www.highscope.org/Content.asp?ContentId=282">44</a></strong></p> <p>Percentage increase in employment at age 40 for those who participated in the preschool program as children: <a href="http://www.highscope.org/Content.asp?ContentId=282"><strong>22</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage decrease in the rate of arrest for violent crimes of those who participated in the preschool program: <a href="http://www.highscope.org/Content.asp?ContentId=282"><strong>33</strong></a></p> <p>Percentage of four-year-olds enrolled in Head Start in 2006: <a href="http://nieer.org/yearbook/pdf/yearbook.pdf#page=6"><strong>10.5</strong></a></p> <p>Approximate proportion of four-year-olds not served by any public preschool program in 2006: <a href="http://nieer.org/yearbook/pdf/yearbook.pdf#page=6"><strong>1 in 3</strong></a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-summary"> <h3 class="field-label">Overview/Summary</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-middle-class-position-ana"> <h3 class="field-label">Middle Class Position Analysis</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p><strong>The Middle Class Supports.</strong> <a href="http://web.mit.edu/workplacecenter/docs/Full%20Report.pdf">A growing body of research</a> suggests that quality preschool programs have a lifelong positive impact: children are more prepared for elementary school and have more developed social skills, are less likely to need special education classes, and down the road are more likely to graduate from high school and be employed and less likely to need public assistance or go to jail. These effects are even more dramatic for children from poor and low-income families – the very population Head Start has served since 1965. In addition to the educational benefits, Head Start also improves child health by providing medical screenings, immunizations, and dental services. <a href="http://www.nhsa.org/download/research/Meier.pdf">According to one study,</a> the public sees a return of more than seven dollars for every dollar spent on Head Start, making this program an extremely cost-effective public investment. <a href="http://nieer.org/mediacenter/index.php?PressID=46">Other research</a> suggests that, with the resources to hire more qualified teachers, these benefits could be even greater. The increased resources, broadened eligibility and tougher accountability mechanisms in this legislation will strengthen the program, both ensuring that taxpayer dollars are wisely spent and leveling the playing field for hundreds of thousands of poor children who have a greater chance of someday attaining a middle-class standard of living when they begin school prepared to learn.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog-header"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Header</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item">The Discussion on DMIBlog</div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-quotes"> <h3 class="field-label">Quotes from Experts</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-related-blog"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Text</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-beyond"> <h3 class="field-label">Beyond this Bill</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-link field-field-related-blog-link"> <h3 class="field-label">Related Blog: Link</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><a href="http://www.dmiblog.com/archives/2007/10/how_do_you_cut_crime_and_incre_1.html" target="_blank">How Do You Cut Crime and Increase High School Graduation Rates? Go to Preschool!</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-additional-resources"> <h3 class="field-label">Additional Resources</h3> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item"><p>“<a href="http://nieer.org/yearbook/pdf/yearbook.pdf">The State of Preschool: 2006</a>,” from the National Institute for Early Education Research</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.clasp.org/publications/hs_brief8.pdf ">More than Meets the Eye: Head Start Programs, Participants, Families, and Staff in 2005</a>,” By Katie Hamm from the Center for Law and Social Policy</p> <p>“<a href="http://www.epi.org/content.cfm/book_enriching">Enriching Children, Enriching the Nation: Public Investment in High-Quality Prekindergarten</a>,” by Robert G. Lynch from the Economic Policy Institute</p> </div> </div> </div> Education Head Start Preschool Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:13:55 -0400 atraub 48 at http://www.themiddleclass.org