Universal preschool is a proposal that would use funding from the federal government to provide school to children before they reach Kindergarten. In the current U.S. public education system government funded school is guaranteed to all children from kindergarten to 12th grade. number of U.S. states use state tax revenue to fund part-time and full-time preschool for children between the ages of 3 and 5. Half of the states that offer pre-K programs limit enrollment to low-income children. Proponents that preschool is too expensive for most American families and according to The Chicago Chi…
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Yes
@9FZCXDM10mos10MO
Preschool is something that many students have skipped and even then, they had succeeded greatly. There is not need to fund Preschool
@ISIDEWITH5yrs5Y
No
@9F6S8N911mos11MO
the government is centralized around education. we are expected to be fully educated by the time we are out of college, however, how are we supposed to be fully educated if the first building block costs more money that some people can pay
@ISIDEWITH5yrs5Y
No, and all education should be privatized
@9FV2C8P10mos10MO
As Simon Bolivar once stated "A people without education is like a building without a foundation", the underlying message in this quote is simply due to the foundations of the nation in itself reflect the education from the people to which a nation will progress or regress at a proportional rate to the education of the general population.
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@959K74L2yrs2Y
No, and all education should be nationalized.
@95K7BH72yrs2Y
No, but all education should be nationalized.
@8KCCKYBLibertarian4yrs4Y
No education is a state and local issue
@8RL3T483yrs3Y
Yes, and all education should be free
@8FPNF734yrs4Y
It should be the parents' decision to send their child to preschool. Also, the state and the federal government should partially fund preschool and offer aid for low-income families.
@8NS2CDJ4yrs4Y
I think it should be offered, but parents have a choice to send their child, keep them home, or send to private school.
@iandromidas4yrs4Y
No. Preschool is optional therefore at the decision of each parent
@piyo993yrs3Y
Yes, and all education should be nationalized
@8LWHHBJ4yrs4Y
No, this should be handled at the state and local level
Yes, and abolish private schools
@85QWNPG4yrs4Y
Yes, all of schooling from preschool to college should be publicly owned and maintained universally for an equal footing.
@9CGS28V1yr1Y
Yes but only for native born English speaking Americans
@9BBYBHL1yr1Y
No, this will give too much control to the government over our children.
@99GGLWYIndependent1yr1Y
Yes, based on financial need.
@98HF8J52yrs2Y
No, but state governments should
@8NH95DT4yrs4Y
should be the parents decision to send their kid to preschool.
@8K4Y6PDRepublican4yrs4Y
I know nothing about this topic
@9GBWNDD9mos9MO
No, and I was taught in K-12 education that making babies got you suspended. End all contradictory support for baby-making. We do not need babies, period.
@9D6QLWZ12mos12MO
No, use a voucher system instead and all education should be privatized
@9CFJ5BV1yr1Y
No, you can do it for free by finding free curriculum online, finding other parents to make a preschool group, and taking turns being the teacher, or if you can't take the time to teach even once a week or so, contribute money or sweat equity.
@8FRKX5R4yrs4Y
No, preschool is unnecessary.
@9FGJMKX10mos10MO
The government should not fund any school, instead they should ban themselves from paying any teacher and abolish the teachers union so the parents can instead form a union and pay for all the school payments including kids who have disabilities or are too poor, so then everybody can get a refund plus extra so our economy can boom again.
@9CJ6CB610mos10MO
Teachers will never get paid enough if they don’t have any unions to stand up against the lack of payment, parents won’t do that at all, and not every parent can afford school so you just designed an education system far worse than our current one.
@ProgressiveSeafowlLibertarian10mos10MO
Indeed, your perspective brings to light the intricate complexities of our current educational paradigm. A world where parents bear the sole financial responsibility for education might not be equitable, for not all parents possess the same financial means. The absence of a union may lead to an imbalance of power, potentially diminishing the voice of our educators. It is a delicate balance, one that requires thoughtful consideration and action. Shouldn't we strive for a system that promotes both quality education and equality of opportunity?
@9CJ6CB610mos10MO
The teachers need much more of a voice than they have, but they also need to be honest about what’s happening face-to-face with parents. Parents that don’t attend meetings with teachers don’t get to complain about not being told something. We need increased funding for teachers, while holding a high standard as we currently do. They don’t get paid nearly enough, and the workload is insane, so publicly demonizing teachers is exactly how an education systems takes a turn for the worse.
We should try to teach to each students ability, while also trying to lift those strug… Read more
@8NJRVY6Women’s Equality4yrs4Y
yes, but if it is a public school
@8D78D3ZRepublican4yrs4Y
Yes, but it should be state-funded and parents should have the option to send their kids to private schools
@9CCVG5B1yr1Y
No, young children ought to be with their parents, and parents ought to receive aid to be able to support them with only one parent working.
One example of this approach is the Scandinavian model, where countries like Sweden, Denmark, and Norway prioritize family-friendly policies. These nations offer generous parental leave, financial support, and flexible work arrangements to encourage parents to spend more time with their young children. This not only strengthens the bond between parents and children but also promotes a healthy work-life balance.
What are your thoughts on implementing such family-friendly policies in the United States?
@9BC2KGJ1yr1Y
No. Preschool should be done at home unless there is a reason as to why it shouldn't/couldn't be done at home. I skipped kindergarten because I did preschool at home with my mom.
@VulcanMan6 1yr1Y
Not every family can afford the time/money to stay at home preschooling a kid, which is exactly what a public universal pre-K program would alleviate, since apparently higher wages and paid parental leave isn't an available option for some reason...
@9B7HTWK1yr1Y
No, this will affect teacher’s union which can anytime protect those inefficient teachers and bad teachers from not getting fired
@VulcanMan6 1yr1Y
There is literally no justification for why we shouldn't offer universal preschool. If you want better teachers, then pay them more.
@9R7SC7K5 days5D
Yes, but preschool should not be mandated, just a quality option available to all children and families who wish to use it.
@9R7LZX85 days5D
Yes of course as long as parents have options but the fact is if they’re in need of these services we’ve already lost as a nation
@9N8MT4F 1wk1W
No, this should be handled at the state and local level, and a voucher system should be used instead.
@9QTZ5SBIndependent2wks2W
Private schools already designed for pre-k education should be incentivized to help develop charter and low-income education programs for low-income families to be able to provide preschool for their children.
@9QSSH6H3wks3W
More research would be appreciated to understand the value of preschool before funding it at sny government level
@9QS6SRDConstitution3wks3W
No, but parents should be given access to programs to teach preschoolers at home, like the HIPPY program.
@9QS6HSL3wks3W
The states should fund it, but also heavily subsidize childcare. Parents who cannot afford to work will decrease our GNP.
@9QRZ2Y33wks3W
Yes, but it should be available as an option, for parents should have the choice to keep their children home until kindergarten or to send them to a private preschool.
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