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Preschool Hype: National Security Edition

November 2, 2009, 2:05pm

Lisa Snell

A bipartisan group of retired military officers says without more educational and health investments in children the country will face a growing “national security threat.”

Ayn Rand Preschool Action with Barack Obama, Preschool Advocates as Comprachicos, and "Maggie Roark" Standing Alone Against the Daycare Worker of Her Time...

November 2, 2009, 12:39pm

Lisa Snell

Tennessee's Gold-Standard Preschool Not Effective After 2nd Grade

November 1, 2009, 11:44pm

Lisa Snell

Lower Standards in Schools: Preschool Edition

October 30, 2009, 3:23pm

Lisa Snell

States have wildly different proficiency requirements and 15 states have lowered proficiency standards to meet the No Child Left Behind requirements since 2005. Two of states with the lowest expectations for k-12 students are spending millions on universal preschool.

Slow the Preschool Bandwagon

May 15, 2009, 3:31pm

Lisa Snell

The evidence does not support large-scale investments in universal preschool.

Recession Stalls State-Funded Pre-kindergarten

April 8, 2009, 12:22pm

Lisa Snell

State budget deficits have slowed state-level investments in early education.

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