Sentences with phrase «of early childhood investments»

High - quality preschool provides benefits to society of $ 8.60 for every $ 1 spent, according to the White House Council of Economic Advisors December 2014 report, The Economics of Early Childhood Investments, about half of which comes from increased earnings for children when they grow up.

Proponents for public investment in early childhood education have relied on the work of Nobel Laureate James Heckman, whose studies have shown the positive results of early childhood investments, based on higher earnings, less crime, and lower unemployment among adults who had been enrolled in high - quality preschool programs as children.

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We invest much less in young children, and that stems largely from the fact that most other advanced economies view early childhood education, child care and other benefits targeted at parents with young children as «public goods,» meaning investments that, absent public support, would be insufficiently made from the perspective of society's well - being.

Beth Messersmith: So we think that Smart Start and early learning, the investments that we make in early childhood, for every dollar invested economists say that there is an $ 8 to $ 12 return on investment because it makes such a tremendous difference in terms of long - term wages, success in school, keeping people out of the criminal justice system.

If an adequate supply of diapers is a way to reduce parenting stress, this could be a smart early childhood investment.

We look forward to working with Senator Klein to ensure that New York State makes the investments necessary to ensure high - quality early childhood education for New York's children,» said Gregory Brender, the Co-Director of Policy and Advocacy for United Neighborhood Houses.

All funding decisions are guided by the investment values of United Way of the Southern Tier, and program alignment with its strategic priorities in early childhood development, school readiness and success, basic needs, and senior independence.

An investment of the same amount in the Smart Start early childhood initiative reduced the likelihood by 10 percent.

Hernandez, who leads next generation learning investments at the Charter School Growth Fund, predicts that the best new apps will push the boundaries of early childhood development and learning science in at least four areas: executive function, creativity, number sense, and phonemic awareness.

His talk, «The Science of Early Childhood Development: Closing the Gap between What We Know and What We Do,» argued that the promotion of healthy child development is both a moral responsibility and an essential social investment to secure sustainable economic productivity and a viable democratic society.

Our objective is to change the nature of the public debate from whether we should be investing in early childhood education to howwe can maximize the return on that investment through evidence - based teaching.

The science of early childhood development tells us that preventive interventions in the earliest years for children experiencing toxic stress will increase the return on our later investments in K - 12 education.

This initiative sets into a motion a coordinated set of high - impact actions, investments, and partnerships that will significantly increase the Ed School's capacity for research, innovation, outreach, and leadership development in early childhood education.

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«Boston has made a significant investment in early childhood education as a key strategy for closing the achievement gap,» said Carol Johnson, superintendent of the Boston Public Schools.

The first years of life lay the foundations for future skills development and learning, and investments in high - quality early childhood education and care pay huge dividends in terms of children's long - term learning and development, particularly the most marginalized ones.

We know that early childhood education is a good thing, but even with growing enrollments and public investment, debate periodically erupts about the specific benefits of early education and whether those benefits last or fade away over time.

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For example, Head Start has been and continues to be a leader in its focus on family engagement and comprehensive services, on children with disabilities, and on children from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds; in its commitments to accountability for program quality; in its investments in the professional development of the early childhood education workforce that led to the development of the Child Development Associate (CDA) credential; and in its commitment to and investment in research and evaluation to strengthen quality, improve child outcomes, and reduce the achievement gap.

Economists also have shown the benefits of early education investments, which generate approximately $ 7 for every dollar invested.Sneha Elango, et al., Early Childhood Education (working paper # 21766, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2015); Timothy Bartik, From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education, early education investments, which generate approximately $ 7 for every dollar invested.Sneha Elango, et al., Early Childhood Education (working paper # 21766, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2015); Timothy Bartik, From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education (working paper # 21766, National Bureau of Economic Research, 2015); Timothy Bartik, From Preschool to Prosperity: The Economic Payoff to Early Childhood Education, Early Childhood Education, 2014.

Both perspectives make legitimate points: that a centralized universal system of pre-K would more likely guarantee high quality (e.g. David Kirp in The Sandbox Investment) and that a decentralized, patchwork of state funded pre-K programs would avoid the bureaucratization of early childhood education (e.g. Bruce Fuller in Standardized Chchildhood education (e.g. Bruce Fuller in Standardized ChildhoodChildhood).

The early childhood piece worries me tremendously, that lack of investment in three - and four - year - olds you can draw a direct line from there to not increasing fast enough the number of 21 - year - olds and 22 - year - olds who graduate from college.

A number of school districts are consciously looking to early childhood education, for example, as an investment in future high school diplomas.

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Do the economic development benefits of an area's investment in early childhood programs vary with whether the area would otherwise be slow growth or fast growth?

For more than 40 years, The Piton Foundation, which is part of Gary Community Investments, has been committed to improving the lives of Colorado's low - income children and their families by increasing access to quality early childhood and youth development opportunities and fostering healthy family and community environments.

For every $ 1 invested in a Chicago early childhood education program, nearly $ 11 is projected to return to society over the children's lifetimes — equivalent to an 18 percent annual return on program investment, according to a study led by University of Minnesota professor of child development Arthur Reynolds in the College of Education and Human Development.

A lot of states are thinking of scaling back on early childhood investments, but this analysis suggests the opposite, Reynolds said.

The creation of career pathways is focused on the strategic goals of NDE: The Nevada Department of Education makes investments in building the capacity of current and future school leaders while supporting and assisting school districts, charter schools and early childhood programs to improve outcomes for all students throughout Nevada.

Beyond these reasons, early childhood investments could save New Jersey upwards of $ 850 million in costs down the road considering savings in grade repetition and special education services.

Many of our models include a return on investment component, which uses rigorous research to estimate the returns realized by a program or by a comprehensive early childhood system.

Still, 70 percent of voters have expressed support in surveys for investments in early childhood education, and in the face of gridlock in the U.S. Congress, states are coming up with their own innovative solutions.

A large research base has accumulated demonstrating the long - term cost - effectiveness of investments in early childhood education.

A solid body of research has shown that investments in early childhood education pay real dividends socially and economically.

Governor Wolf's proposed increases of $ 100 million in Basic Education Funding, $ 25 million in Special Education Funding, and $ 75 million in high quality early childhood education are welcome new investments in Pennsylvania's children.

As investments in aligned systems has gained momentum, a critical component has been missing: professional learning opportunities to build the capacity of early childhood leaders to effectively support the learning and development of the children they serve.

Duncan also pressed states to increase their investments in early childhood education and advocated for health and mentorship programs that provide for the comprehensive needs of students.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — A group of more than 500 researchers and academics from around the country released an open letter today urging policymakers on all levels of government to support greater investments in high - quality early childhood education.

Preschool and other early childhood interventions have high benefit - cost ratios; for example, high quality preschool has a ratio of increased future earnings to cost of 5.3, that is increased future earnings whose value is $ 5.30 for each dollar of investment.

Twitter For instance, the Obama administration and others assert investment in high - quality early childhood care and education «generate [s] economic returns of over $ 8 for every $ 1 spent.»

(2) The Career Awareness, Investment, and Retention Campaign focuses on enhancing the image of the early childhood profession so it is viewed as a viable career option.

The Early Childhood Investment Zones touch every region of New Mexico, and range from frontier to urban population centers covering 11 counties and 35 school districts.

Far from attending to only one piece of the puzzle, this important piece of legislation would pair federal investment with state partnerships to dramatically expand access, address affordability, increase quality, and invest in early childhood education professionals.

A charitable organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty through investments in early childhood education, community health, social services and civic enhancement.

The variety of early childhood programs and their evaluations often leads to confusion about the overall effectiveness of public investment.

Heckman and co-authors Sneha Elango, Jorge Luis García and Andrés Hojman find that disadvantaged children benefit the most from a variety of early childhood interventions, society receives a higher return from targeted investments and that Head Start works.

Disadvantaged children benefit the most from a variety of early childhood interventions and society receives a higher return from targeted investments.

Colorado Department of Human Services Office of Early Childhood, in partnership with Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago, designed the Colorado Child Maltreatment Prevention Framework for Action as a tool to guide strategic thinking, at the state and local level, about resource investments to prevent child maltreatment and promote child well - being.