This is an "op-ed" piece from the New York Times, but it full of statistics and figures. A lot of the points reminded me of a book I read over Christmas, which was Coming Apart: The State of White America, 1960-1910, by Charles Murray. The article argues that the "differences in educational success between high- and lower-income students have grown substantially" over the past few decades and presents a lot of data.
http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/04/27/no-rich-child-left-behind/
To me, this is a huge reason why instead of just saying that the first five years of life are the most important, we actually need to DO something about it and support high-quality childcare for ALL families. But that is my soapbox. :) What are your thoughts?
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Yes! I know a lot of people have a lot of opinions on government spending. But...investing in kids? That is investing in our future (as well as theirs). This would be a great debate topic. :)
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