Keeping Faith with Our Children: Why Early-Childhood Education Is the Best Investment We Can Make

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EDUCATION FOR ALL IS A DEfining value of our country, and living up to it takes more than lip service. It takes dedication, hard work, and financial commitment. It means working in partnerships to create the best federal, state, and local policies to increase educational opportunities for all. It also means starting early.

States across the nation have begun to recognize the importance of significant investments in early childhood education. More states are following the lead of Georgia, New York, and Oklahoma by enacting initiatives that call for universal preschool education. Massachusetts has recently laid the foundation for early education for every child in the state; West Virginia passed a law pledging preschool education for all 4-year-olds in a decade; and Florida voters …