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Bartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2014
Substantial research shows that high-quality early childhood education programs have a large economic payoff. This payoff is increased earnings for former child participants, increased earnings for parents, and increased earnings for all workers when average worker skills improve. A program package of universal pre-K, combined with child care and…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Early Childhood Education, Outcomes of Education, Wages
Baylor, Don, Jr. – Center for Public Policy Priorities, 2006
This report proposes several distinct--yet interrelated--policy opportunities that can move more Texans into the middle class. These proposals blend greater state-level investments with common sense policy changes to increase economic well-being for working Texans. While Texas policy makers have recognized the connection between workforce…
Descriptors: Middle Class, Economic Development, Education Work Relationship, Low Income Groups
OECD Publishing, 2015
"Education at a Glance: OECD Indicators" is the authoritative source for accurate information on the state of education around the world. It provides data on the output of educational institutions; the impact of learning across countries; the financial and human resources invested in education; access, participation and progression in…
Descriptors: Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries, Educational Attainment, Adults
Bartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2009
This chapter is a draft of Chapter 7 of a planned book, "Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa." This book analyzes early childhood programs' effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: (1) universally accessible preschool for four-year-olds of similar…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Taxes, Early Childhood Education, Nurses
Bartik, Timothy J. – W. E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research, 2009
This paper is a draft of Chapter 8 of a planned book, "Preschool and Jobs: Human Development as Economic Development, and Vice Versa". This book analyzes early childhood programs' effects on regional economic development. Four early childhood programs are considered: (1) universally accessible preschool for four-year-olds of similar…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Economic Impact, Taxes, Family Income