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LisaLynne

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9. Wow, yeah, I'd like to see that study.

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 09:48 AM

Feb 2013

That SHOULD be enough to shut up the "oh we can't afford it" crowd. I know it wouldn't be, but ... The thing that they refuse/don't want to get is that investing in people/education/etc does pay off in the long run, besides being the right thing to do. Why they refuse to acknowledge this is that they don't want an educated public. Cuts down on their profits in the private prison industry, among other things.

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"Holy smokes!" President Obama Releases Full Pre-K Plan [View all] bigtree Feb 2013 OP

Write your Congress people. rgbecker Feb 2013 #1

Wish that would work. xmas74 Feb 2013 #63

How would it be paid for? badtoworse Feb 2013 #2

They could, I don't know, maybe not fund a few F-35s? Orrex Feb 2013 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author IdaBriggs Feb 2013 #14

Or drop the F-35 program entirely. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #49

yet bigtree Feb 2013 #10

hmmm..where did you get the idea that there is no money? Sancho Feb 2013 #16

Didn't the space race spark expansion of math/ science education? alp227 Feb 2013 #61

Really? Is that how you view ths US? Look around with open eyes... we are flush with wealth. gtar100 Feb 2013 #17

Well said. great white snark Feb 2013 #29

+1 to both of you. Well said. freshwest Feb 2013 #47

Asking the corporations and wealthy to actually pay their fair share AllyCat Feb 2013 #21

great idea Botany Feb 2013 #3

I like your definition. Chorophyll Feb 2013 #4

To say nothing of what we spend to pour our cereal out of a fancy box every morning, JDPriestly Feb 2013 #35

sounds good to me Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #5

Wow, yeah, I'd like to see that study. LisaLynne Feb 2013 #9

I just did a google search on this Victor_c3 Feb 2013 #15

Yes. Thanks for your post. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #37

Easy call here. colorado_ufo Feb 2013 #46

Well said. freshwest Feb 2013 #48

90s kid here. You got great points brother! alp227 Feb 2013 #62

I would be that had more to do BigD_95 Feb 2013 #65

Partnerships will pay!! I would rather spend tax dollars on this than on the next fighter jet!!! kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #6

It sounds pretty damn Progressive to me lunatica Feb 2013 #8

Funding for for-profit charter charlatans, too? I hope not. nt valerief Feb 2013 #11

What do you teach? n/t michigandem58 Feb 2013 #12

What do you have against teachers? n/t savebigbird Feb 2013 #56

... michigandem58 Feb 2013 #60

He is coming to Decatur, GA (Yes GA!) brer cat Feb 2013 #13

Dang 7 years too late for my boys but my future grandkids rock on! Heather MC Feb 2013 #18

Hear, hear! Good news. AllyCat Feb 2013 #23

I live in Northern VA Heather MC Feb 2013 #26

But play is how young children learn. kath Feb 2013 #57

it too late for me my boys are no longer pre-school age Heather MC Feb 2013 #58

hope that money gets used in some of the "underutilized" schools on the chopping block here mopinko Feb 2013 #19

That's a good idea frazzled Feb 2013 #31

one of the schools on the block was half of such a pair. mopinko Feb 2013 #40

Too bad, I think it's a good (and different) way of approaching early education frazzled Feb 2013 #44

I would LOVE to be a home nurse for a program like this! AllyCat Feb 2013 #20

I hope folks like you would be. It would save kids' lives. nt SunSeeker Feb 2013 #28

It's not just about where do we get the money now. vlyons Feb 2013 #22

How long until we start closing the "underperforming" early start schools in "bad" areas? coluccim Feb 2013 #24

that is my concern liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #34

I have a lot of these same concerns. I am also concerned that they will now take 3 and 4 year olds, Squinch Feb 2013 #52

This plan will do more against Gun Violence than almost anything else Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2013 #25

Often, preschool is the first place where developmental issues are addressed oregonjen Feb 2013 #27

This could insure a great future for America. JDPriestly Feb 2013 #30

Rich kids do better in school for a lot of reasons we have yet to address, but this is a big one. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #41

Another amazing proposal. SunSeeker Feb 2013 #32

A couple things: Myrina Feb 2013 #33

+1. I've also read how head start dosn't work long-term. Sad, but apparently true. reformist2 Feb 2013 #36

It probably doesn't work because you can't just give young infants support and then yank it out from liberal_at_heart Feb 2013 #39

Long term...like how long. Or is it high schools are not that beneficial long-term? kelliekat44 Feb 2013 #38

How does this relate to day care? FarCenter Feb 2013 #42

What a concept?!? Investing in our children and our future. joanbarnes Feb 2013 #43

PO's Pre-K Education Plan ReRe Feb 2013 #45

My son is almost 4. Hard Assets Feb 2013 #50

I think you meant to reply to someone else? ReRe Feb 2013 #51

Why not just make it like school and not put a poverty glowing Feb 2013 #53

This is STELLAR!!! Education at a time when children learn by osmosis!! This will make a difference! hue Feb 2013 #54

Good idea, but savebigbird Feb 2013 #55

Fabulous! Absolutely fabulous! MissMarple Feb 2013 #59

He should be releasing a full jobs bill BigD_95 Feb 2013 #64

Go away. This is a thread about pre-k. Schema Thing Feb 2013 #66