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Diaz, Jose; Chase, Richard – Wilder Research, 2016
Numerous research studies have demonstrated the economic value of investing in effective early education programs that cognitively, socially, and emotionally prepare low-income children at risk of school failure for success in school. School readiness prevents or reduces needless public spending, starting with K-12 special education and lasting…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Outcomes of Education, Effect Size, High School Graduates
Diaz, Jose; Chase, Richard – Wilder Research, 2012
Numerous research studies have demonstrated the economic value of investing in effective early education and intervention programs that cognitively, socially, and emotionally prepare low-income children at risk of school failure for success in school. School readiness prevents or reduces needless public spending, starting with K-12 special…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Outcomes of Education, Effect Size, High School Graduates
Chase, Richard; Anton, Paul; Diaz, Jose; MartinRogers, Nicole; Rausch, Ela – Wilder Research, 2009
Educational and economic research shows that investing in school preparedness for low- income children prevents needless public spending and produces payoffs in K-12, government programs, and the private sector. Conversely, not investing in or cutting programs that produce school readiness results in increased spending and lost benefits for: (1)…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance
Chase, Richard; Anton, Paul – Wilder Research, 2009
Beginning in the 1980s, Michigan began making investments in fully preparing young children for school--cognitively, physically, socially and emotionally. Currently Michigan's Great Start system encompasses both early childhood services and a strategic plan for the state's early childhood system of programs, services, and supports for children…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, School Readiness, Early Childhood Education, Educational Finance