The number of youths provided
remedial education increased from 55,000 in 1986 to 112,000 in 1987, while spending for remediation expanded from $ 37 million to $ 64 million, the Congressional watchdog agency reported.
Not exact matches
When that happens, we as a society benefit with a stronger, more prepared workforce,
increased school success, and reduced incarceration and
remedial education costs.
The federal government can
increase accountability for
remedial education by tying the receipt of federal student aid dollars to the reporting of better data on
remedial programs, including enrollment, placement, progress, and completion rates.
• Developed and implemented
remedial instructional plan aimed at
increasing student's fluency and automaticity levels in accordance with the student's Individualized
Education Program (IEP).
Early childhood
education has a lifetime benefit such as lower crime rate, lower cost for
remedial education,
increased academic success and higher productivity in adulthood, according to The Bulletin.
For example, researchers have found that attendance in a high - quality early childhood program has short - and long - term benefits for children, their families, and the wider society.33 These benefits range from reduced need for special
education services or
remedial support during the K - 12 years to reduced dependency on government assistance in adulthood and
increased tax revenue.34 Attempts to quantify these benefits have found a return on investment of between $ 3 and $ 13 for every dollar invested in early childhood.35 Even at the low end of this estimate, this is a significant return.
When that happens, we as a society benefit with a stronger, more prepared workforce,
increased school success, and reduced incarceration and
remedial education costs.
An analysis released today by the White House Council of Economic Advisers describes the economic returns to investments in early childhood
education, including
increased parental earnings and employment in the short - term, reduced need for
remedial education and later public school expenditures, as well as long - term outcomes such as
increased educational attainment,
increased earnings, improved health, and decreased involvement with the criminal justice system.
Professor Heckman's analysis of the Perry Preschool program shows a 7 % to 10 % per year return on investment based on
increased school and career achievement as well as reduced costs in
remedial education, health and criminal justice system expenditures.