Comments on: Avoiding the “Poverty Trap” http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/ Tue, 15 May 2012 16:49:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: For-Profit Pre-K Providers Faring Reasonably Well … So Far | Childhood Education http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-781 Sun, 13 Jun 2010 16:40:41 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-781 [...] of subsidies for middle-income parents. We share that concern. With most states looking at dire economic circumstances for the foreseeable future and Obama administration initiatives taking an approach primarily [...]

]]> By: For-Profit Pre-K Providers Faring Reasonably Well … So Far « Preschool Matters… Today! http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-174 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:36:50 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-174 [...] of subsidies for middle-income parents. We share that concern. With most states looking at dire economic circumstances for the foreseeable future and Obama administration initiatives taking an approach primarily [...]

]]> By: TK http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-147 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:46:06 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-147 Thank you for posting the references. I also realized that I missed the point of this entry after watching the following video:
“The Cons and Pros of Universal Preschool”
http://vimeo.com/5021489

]]> By: NIEER http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-146 Thu, 03 Dec 2009 21:23:44 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-146 Some have asked for references to the level of school failures and dropouts faced by children from middle-income families. See my update to the post above.

Steve Barnett
NIEER Co-Director

]]> By: shonna clark http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-141 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:03:37 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-141 I too, would like the above reference stated. Regarding the middle income “gap”.

]]> By: Dirk http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-123 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:22:10 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-123 Not sure what Sue means by “high” salaries for Head Start teachers. Head Start programs are pouring resources into helping teachers earn federally mandated degree requirements. Then these same programs lose these now credentialed staff to public schools because they can’t compete with school district wages and benefits. The problem is that ECE staff is under-compensated in virtually all settings, including Head Start and child care.

Not sure I understand the statement “Voters are particularly opposed to higher taxes when they view those taxes as paying for programs that benefit only other people—especially when they believe government is not trying to help them with their problems.” Most voters don’t have young children, therefore taxes paid for pre-k don’t benefit them. By this logic pre-k will never win because it will only directly benefit a small minority of taxpayers.

]]> By: Sue Lewellen http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-122 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 23:05:04 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-122 Our preschool serves mostly families who are barely above the income levels to qualify for public preschool, but see the need for quality early education. Many struggle to pay tuition, though it is very low compared to daycare cost. Since we are church-based, we even provide scholarship assitance for those in need. I sometimes resent all the federal money (and the salaries of Head-Start and public teachers) compared to the salaries that our teachers make.(Most see our dedication to early education as
a mission to our community.) Where’s the equality here?

]]> By: TK http://preschoolmatters.org/2009/11/09/avoiding-the-%e2%80%9cpoverty-trap%e2%80%9d/#comment-121 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 18:14:06 +0000 http://preschoolmatters.org/?p=172#comment-121 I agree that we need to improve the overall quality of preschool education, but I am not sure if I agree with you on the following part:

>Don Yarosz and I have shown that in sheer numbers most school failures and high school dropouts are accounted for by families in middle-income families. Similarly, most children who are poorly prepared for school, whether we look at cognitive or social development, are from middle-income families. Indeed, most children who have abilities below those of the average child in poverty at kindergarten entry are from middle-income families.

Would you (or someone) share the reference?

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