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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@9GBWNDD2yrs2Y
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.
@9FFV9W72yrs2Y
Yes, but should be optional for parents to enroll their children.
@8MRN33DIndependent5yrs5Y
Yes as long as we get to determine what the children are being taught.
@runaz2yrs2Y
Only if existing educators and institutions get grandfathered in or have an easy path to joining the program instead of losing jobs en masse
@93R3KHF3yrs3Y
No, because only the States have the right to education.
@92RYDVX3yrs3Y
Yes, but it should be the parents choice to enroll them in preschool and if they choose not to they don’t have to pay
@8Y4SBQB3yrs3Y
Yes, and do so through Bernie Sanders’s plan.
@Amycellison4yrs4Y
Yes, as long as it is play based and has lower ratio of children to adults and pays caregivers fair wages.
@8TCLL8SProgressive4yrs4Y
Yes, and ban the use of vouchers for private schools
Only if the preschool gives an actual education and is not simply Day Care.
The federal government should fund all education.
@3N75MNQIndependent4yrs4Y
No, I prefer increasing funding for and expanding the Head Start program instead due to concerns about cost and pragmatism.
@8NR9XKL5yrs5Y
Yes, but it should not be required to attend.
@8NN24G55yrs5Y
Yes, unless if the child has the option to go to private schooling, then parents should be able to fund the child's schooling.
@8N8HBG95yrs5Y
Yes, but preschool should remain optional.
@8MXKGRKIndependent5yrs5Y
Should only be fully funded for poorer families, not all.
Parents should have the choice to send their child to said daycare or not.
@8LJLWVP5yrs5Y
Yes for those who can't afford it.
@8LJG6Y35yrs5Y
Only for kids who wouldn't go to preschool otherwise.
@8JPYNGQ5yrs5Y
Should be offered exclusively for lower class workers, and low income families.
@8J2JGYF5yrs5Y
Partial funding, and make it easier for parents to stay home with young children.
@8H26GX8Independent5yrs5Y
i think the parents should pay for their child's care
@8GGXN5S5yrs5Y
Only if it is needed for childcare purposes.
@8GFFW9JWomen’s Equality5yrs5Y
For people who need that financial support
@8FJQCX8Independent5yrs5Y
No, homeschooling until first grade should be more prominent in American homes.
@8F855XP5yrs5Y
if the parent wants the kid to be in preschool than yes
@8DVPSSD5yrs5Y
Yes but only for low income parents
@8DSJJSR5yrs5Y
Yes for low income people
Don’t know enough to make informed decision
@8DF4PQR5yrs5Y
I don't believe preschool is a necessary idea
@8DC755J5yrs5Y
Yes as long as it is not madititory
@8D4777T5yrs5Y
yes, for low income people
@8C8DHMR5yrs5Y
Funding must come from the state level.
Yes, but it should be a shared effort between state and federal governments.
@8LJBYHH5yrs5Y
Yes, but only to low income households
@8G72F7D5yrs5Y
@8FW94H55yrs5Y
Governments should fund families through universal basic income so that a parent has the capacity to stay home with their children
@8FV443G5yrs5Y
Yes, but families should still have the option to send their kids to preschools
@8D7V6XH5yrs5Y
Preschool ages kids need to be home.
No, allow a child to remain at home with a parent or grandparent when possible or use state funding to make preschool available for parents who choose this as an option.
No, this should be an optional program left to parents' discretion and funded by the states who offer it instead of the federal government.
No, this should be funded by the states who choose to offer it as an optional program for children.
No, this should be funded by the states who choose to offer it as an optional program based on parents' choice.
No, allow children to remain at home with a parent or grandparent if possible, or use state funding to make preschool available for parents to choose as an option.
Yes, and privatize all education
No, allow children to remain at home with a parent or grandparent or use state funding instead of federal funding for optional preschool programming
No, this should be funded by the states who choose to offer it as an optional program for children
No, allow children to remain at home with a parent or grandparent or use state funding to make preschool available for parents who choose it
No, allow children to remain at home with a parent or grandparent during these early years or use state funding instead of federal funding for optional preschool programming chosen by the parents
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