Quoting the article on using early childhood education to bring us together. ......Why are these early interventions so effective? Apparently because the first few years are the window when the brain is forming and when basic skills like self-control and grit are developed. ....So if politicians are genuinely looking for a bipartisan issue to break through the Washington gridlock, here’s a suggestion: invest in early education. A poll over the summer found that 71 percent of voters supported a major federal investment in early education, including huge majorities of Democrats, Republicans and independents alike. Leaders in doing this have been tinted both blue (New York City) and red (the state of Oklahoma) — as well as camouflage green (the U.S. military has an excellent preschool program). Jim Messina, the campaign manager for President Barack Obama in 2012, and Kevin Madden, a senior adviser to Mitt Romney’s rival campaign that year, this month wrote a joint memo advocating that both parties back investments in early education. “Perhaps the biggest political opportunity for both parties lies in the nonpartisan issue of early childhood education,” Messina and Madden wrote. dispatch/content/stories/editorials/2014/11/21/1-early-childhood-education-can-unite.html
Posted on: Sat, 22 Nov 2014 13:46:44 +0000
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