30 Issues: Funding Pre-K

The Brian Lehrer Show | Sep 26, 2013

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NYC Mayoral candidate Bill de Blasio says he will tax the wealthy to pay for expanded pre-K; Joe Lhota opposes the idea. Geoffrey Decker, staff reporter at GothamSchools.org, examines both proposals and the research around the impact of pre-K on education and poverty.

Caller says most effective pre-Ks r those that teach life skills like how to share, how to line up than colors or ABCs #pre-K @BrianLehrer
— SchoolBook (@SchoolBook) September 26, 2013

mother of little kids says pre-schoolers need most to get outside, have free play and use their bodies - peacefully. @BrianLehrer
— SchoolBook (@SchoolBook) September 26, 2013

.@Gdeckernews says DOE data show students who went to pre-K scored higher, but that as kids get older other factors begin to have an impact.
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 26, 2013

Key is to reinforce benefits of pre-K as a child moves through the system, and the "whole spectrum" of their development, says @GDeckernews
— Brian Lehrer Show (@BrianLehrer) September 26, 2013

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