Susan Ryan spoke about universal preschool at the October gathering.
In the November/December Issue of Home Education Magazine, Larry and Susan Kaseman have an article about this issue, Why Professionals and Politicians Are Wrong About Preschool.
You can read the article here.
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Judy Aron of NHELD put up a great post referring to the Kaseman article and her experiences in CT with UP. Illinois has the same attitudes in legislation and I would imagine OH does too.
Here's the link:
http://yedies.blogspot.com/2007/11/universal-preschool-institutionalizing.html
Here's a plug from Maria Whelan of Illinois Action for Children [not my children, thank you very much]
From Springfield:
http://www.sj-r.com/Opinion/stories/19386.asp
Early childhood education is crucial to development
Your article on Illinois' Preschool for All program, ("Preschool program still in early stage," Monday) did a good job of describing the progress of Preschool for All over the last year, but it failed to mention why preschool is a crucial part of a good education.
Research has consistently found that from birth to age 5, children's brains develop faster than at any other time in their lives. Quality early education programs are designed to take advantage of this window of opportunity in a child's development and lay the foundation for skills that children need to succeed in school and in life.
Because our understanding of learning has changed, the way we teach our children is changing - across the country, states are expanding their education programs to include children at younger ages.
Most parents who can afford it already enroll their children in preschool programs. But at Illinois Action for Children, we believe that the opportunity to attend preschool should be available to all children. That's why we support continued investment in Preschool for All.
Since Preschool for All passed overwhelmingly out of the Illinois legislature, we have opened doors to learning for thousands of children. As your article shows, our work is far from finished. To ensure quality education and economic development tomorrow, we need to invest in young children today.
Maria Whelan
President and CEO
Illinois Action for Children
Chicago
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