Sentences with phrase «pay early childhood education programs»

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Washington — Business leaders should push to raise local taxes to pay for early - childhood and other education efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here leducation efforts if money can not be found in other public programs, Paul H. O'Neill, chairman of the President's Education Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here lEducation Policy Advisory Committee, told a group of business leaders here last week.

And in the early - childhood field, of course, there is already Head Start — spending more per pupil than any universal pre-K program is likely to cost — as well as chunks of the big Title I program that pay for pre-K education.

After 10 years of running prekindergarten programs for disadvantaged children, some Florida districts are planning to get out of the early - childhood - education business rather than dip into their K - 12 budgets to pay for preschool.

The research reinforces the fact that investments in high quality early childhood education and care programs for at - risk children is not only a solution for reducing achievement gaps and improving academic performance, but pays long - term dividends beyond school.

High quality early childhood experiences; summer school to address summer loss; parent education programs to build skills needed in school; parent housing vouchers to reduce mobility; after school programs such as sports, chess clubs, and robotics; a full array of AP courses; school counselors and school nurses at the ratios their professions recommend; professional development for teachers and establishment of school cultures of professionalism; pay for teachers at parity with what others at similar educational levels receive; and so forth.

The average pay for child care teachers is barely more than $ 10 per hour, lower than for most other jobs, including parking lot attendants and dog walkers.26 These low wages contribute to economic insecurity among the child care and early education workforce, with one in seven living in families with incomes below the federal poverty level.27 Currently, about half of people working in the child care sector rely on public benefit programs such as Medicaid and nutrition assistance.28 Low pay contributes to high turnover rates, which can threaten quality in early childhood programs during children's critical developmental period.

It seems every week, there's another story about the benefits of early education or how investing in high - quality early childhood programs pays off.