Listen to a short interview with David L. Kirp Host: Chris
Gondek - Producer: Heron & Crane
The rich have always valued early education, and for the past
forty years, millions of poor kids have had Head Start. Now, more
and more middle class parents have realized that a good preschool
is the smartest investment they can make in their children's future
in a competitive world. As "The Sandbox Investment" shows, their
needs are key to the growing call for universal preschool.
Writing with the verve of a magazine journalist and the
authority of a scholar, David L. Kirp makes the ideal guide to this
quiet movement. He crouches in classrooms where committed teachers
engage lively four-year-olds, and reveals the findings of an
extraordinary longitudinal study that shows the life-changing
impact of preschool. He talks with cutting-edge researchers from
neuroscience and genetics to economics, whose findings increasingly
show how powerfully early childhood shapes the arc of children's
lives.
Kids-first politics is smart economics: paying for preschool now
can help save us from paying for unemployment, crime, and emergency
rooms later. As Kirp reports from the inside, activists and
political leaders have turned this potent idea into campaigns and
policies in red and blue states alike.
"The Sandbox Investment" is the first full story of a campaign
that asks Americans to endorse a vision of society that does well
by doing good. For anyone who is interested in politics or the
social uses of research--for anyone who's interested in the
children's futures--it's a compelling read.
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