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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@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
Yes
@9FZCXDM2yrs2Y
Preschool is something that many students have skipped and even then, they had succeeded greatly. There is not need to fund Preschool
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No
@9F6S8N92yrs2Y
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
@ISIDEWITH6yrs6Y
No, and all education should be privatized
@9FV2C8P2yrs2Y
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.
@959K74L3yrs3Y
No, and all education should be nationalized.
@8NS2CDJ5yrs5Y
I think it should be offered, but parents have a choice to send their child, keep them home, or send to private school.
@95K7BH73yrs3Y
No, but all education should be nationalized.
@8FPNF735yrs5Y
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.
@iandromidas5yrs5Y
No. Preschool is optional therefore at the decision of each parent
@B5X32CW1wk1W
no I think that education is a states right issue and if a state wants to implement universal preschool then let them
@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.
@9D6QLWZ2yrs2Y
No, use a voucher system instead and all education should be privatized
Yes, and abolish private schools
@9S2PDWW11mos11MO
I agree with the proposal, but it’s important to Ensure that this is not the only route parents have to go down. State should also incentivize parents to homeschool their children until the time comes for them to go to public school. And if This is a Practice that the American people wish to go down, it should be funded by the state governments, managed by the local governments, and there should be the choice of private preschools available for parents to choose
@8RL3T484yrs4Y
Yes, and all education should be free
@9FGJMKX2yrs2Y
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.
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
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.
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?
@9CJ6CB62yrs2Y
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.
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@piyo994yrs4Y
Yes, and all education should be nationalized
@8KCCKYBLibertarian5yrs5Y
No education is a state and local issue
@8D78D3ZRepublican5yrs5Y
Yes, but it should be state-funded and parents should have the option to send their kids to private schools
@9CCVG5B2yrs2Y
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?
@B5YBXQF4 days4D
No, unless its working class and like a daycare that needs to care for the child because both parents work.
@B5TJ2883wks3W
Regardless, we should dismantle the education system and rebuild it to only talk about biological science-related matters and how humans can speciate, all schools would be public so that the government can monitor them
@B5SMMTV 3wks3W
The U.S. government should fund universal preschool, but consider funding various forms of education.
@B5PP6BX1mo1MO
I have seen some pre-school programs being implemented into the elementary public schools. If schools are implementing pre-school to the public school system then it is being funded by the tax payer dollar like all other forms of public school and if deciding to go to a separate pre-school not affiliated with the public school system then they should payed like tuition for private school.
@B5NDPMR1mo1MO
Yes, because if they can fund other middle school or even high school they should be able to fund preschool for people to be able to send their childern
@B5BQYMS2mos2MO
Universal preschool should not be controlled by the federal government, it would just be a waste of time. Instead it should be controlled by counties.
@B59Q3D22mos2MO
If they want to keep on funding it, that's their choice. I would just wait until they are around the age of 5 (the typical age) to go to kindergarten. I wouldn't want to have a daughter or son who is around 3 years old go to universal preschool and not understand a single thing of what is going on.
@B33XPRJLibertarian5mos5MO
I believe in private education. However if people want public education (which many in the USA do) then preschool should be included
@B2VXFPBRepublican5mos5MO
yes, but make it optional enrollment. if parents do not want their children in the school, they don't have to be in it.
@Dom-Castillo 5mos5MO
No, preschool is skippable and should be an option for the parents, increasing the deficit and taxes to fund a universal preschool is not needed. However, there should be a universal curriculum across all schools nationally to ensure everybody has the same minimum education.
@B2Q9CDP5mos5MO
I don’t care but all children should be able to go to some sort of school regardless if it’s homeschool, online school, public or private school.
@B2PMTB45mos5MO
Universal preschool could also solve the issue of child care for working parents, so yes. Making funding federal would make this benefit accessible in all states.
@B2P3ZFS5mos5MO
No because its the parents choice what school and why they want to send their kids too. parents choose a certain program
@B2LWG5T5mos5MO
Pre-school curriculum should be chosen by both parent and government. Government having requirements like reading math and language while what else is taught should be ran by parents.
@B2KSJBF5mos5MO
Yes, but roll preschool programs into public schools. If a private options wants to remain, it will not be publicly funded. Treat it exactly like K-12 schools
@B2FZRJ4 6mos6MO
No, the government should offer assistance to qualifying parents with support around educating your own child in those few early years, and watching them grow instead of sending them off to preschool at approx. 3 years.
@B2FNVYT6mos6MO
Preschool is fundamental to socializing a child and giving them the resources to headstart their skills. If our government truly cared about it's citizens, it would give them the resources to flourish.
@B2D6VXV6mos6MO
I would prefer long-term military academies in which students are taught from a young age highly useful and practical skills, knowledge, and receive proper physical fitness standards. Separation from the parents is the only way to eliminate the strange environmental factor that results in delinquency.
@B2BHSVR6mos6MO
I think it doesn't matter if they're being taught or watched as long as it's paid for. If they have a free daycare option it doesn't matter.
@B28C8BQ6mos6MO
I think the government should instead opt. for the circulation of books and materials to families who may not be able to afford, accommodate, or agree with the stances of a preschool for any plethora of reasons. This way the child can still be exposed to the material and their family can also hopefully still be able to attend work, take care of themselves and loved ones, and fulfill their other responsibilities.
@B25SWG57mos7MO
Education system, such as preschool are important for two parents to work and have children. These are probably the most important institutions and should be taking very seriously.
@B24N7CL7mos7MO
The government should work to bring down the cost of Preschool, and be open to subsidizing it in it's current form/model, but I do not think the government should pay for it entirely unless they want to make preschool part of the public school system.
@MJStevens94Republican 7mos7MO
Yes, as long as it is only a state policy and both the state (who ideally should primarily fund this) and federal governments are funding it, as well as parents, can have the option to send their child to private school, homeschool, vocational school, etc.
@MJStevens94Republican 7mos7MO
Yes, as long as it is only a state policy and both the state (ideally primarily) and federal governments are funding it, as well as parents can have the option to send their child to private school, homeschool, vocational school, etc.
@MJStevens94Republican 7mos7MO
If states implement such a policy for their educational system, then I think the state and federal governments should help fund it.
They should help supplement the cost, hit like they give money to public schools for students who are enrolled.
@9YF9JLX8mos8MO
Yes, but funding should come from state instead of the federal government and as long as parents also have the option to send their child to private school.
@9Y78S4L8mos8MO
Yes, but only if parents can prove they are working/have a steady job that would require childcare and or schooling.
@9Y4ZVPYIndependent8mos8MO
No, but mothers should be offered incentives or opportunities to be home with their preschool aged and younger children.
@9XHXJMK8mos8MO
Yes, but the Education System needs to be replaced to encourage geniuses instead of smothering them.
@9XF8X2S8mos8MO
They're like 4 years old when you go to preschool, they're not gonna remember anything and we could spend money elsewhere.
As an educator, Universal Preschool is not as important as educating parents on how to be good parents and role models for the importance of education.
No, fund a universal tax credit to offset the loss of income to a parent for childcare or preschool.
@9X5F7XZ8mos8MO
Yes, but I don't think it should be a requirement for parents to send their kids to pre-K if they choose not to.
@9WZ95PT8mos8MO
It'd be mostly recommended that this should be spoken about not just by the government but board of education and if so need to talk to parents about this and ask for consent etc
@9WXBK2YIndependent8mos8MO
No, if we lower the cost of living. More parents can stay home with their children longer, which is what we need to rebuild family units.
@9WX25ZD 8mos8MO
As long as this doesn’t apply to illegal immigrants. It’s a waste of money we need for citizens. This should be offered for everyone, not just low income.
Preschool should be available to all, but not required. Funding for private preschools should be an option.
@9WPMBNW8mos8MO
it should depend on the parents choice whether they want to sent their child to school that early in life
@9WNGDZ58mos8MO
No, is too costly for the government and wouldn’t be efficient (not enough preschools). Should be handled or funded at state and local level via religious organizations, private companies/corporations (profit or non-profit), charter preschools, or state-run (or privately-run) voucher systems.
@9WN7RWX8mos8MO
governments should fund public preschools that give an equal chance for all students to attend despite economic status, however the option to attend this school should be left up to the families.
@9WMSW5M8mos8MO
If preschool were to provide a genuine educational environment, I would definitely want it to be publicly funded.
@9WKZYNL8mos8MO
Yes, but it should be capped at a certain amount. Allowing access for all kids, but the potentially for parents to pay more for certain schools.
@9WK8J5L8mos8MO
No, the government should increase the minimum wage to be a living wage and obviate the need for both parents to work in most cases
@9WK5W3V8mos8MO
No, because public preschool can be used by anyone, meaning that all families have equal opportunity.
@9WJMPKZ8mos8MO
Yes, but it should only be funded for low-income families; those who have the money to pay for it should.
@9WF84HS9mos9MO
No, but there should be more funding provided to schools to allow low income children ages 3-5 to attend full time pre-school if both parents are working.
@9WF3LKW9mos9MO
Preschool is not an integral part of a childs development, and very academically successful kids can come from preschool.
@9W8K53H9mos9MO
Yes, as long as the parents still have the option of whether or not to send their kids to preschool.
Instead of paying off student debt, the government should be providing a better, more equitable level of basic & high school education
@9W64SZ8Republican9mos9MO
Yes, but it should be a place where kids can get ahead of their learning and should be focused on the kids and their education.
@9W55CQ69mos9MO
No, the federal government doesn't have enough money to fund this. Stop spending so much on the military, and these allowances of paid for universal colleges will be available.
@9VXPP879mos9MO
make the preschoolers work until they cant physically do it anymore cause they got it real easy out there fr fr
Yes, especially if they intend to prohibit abortion measures. Make parenthood more practical for first time parents.
@9VVNCN89mos9MO
The federal government should subsidize pay for childcare workers, not through tax credits to parents.
@9VSSL429mos9MO
Yes, but attendance should not be mandatory, and funding should be on the basis of the number of students enrolled, and the cost of running the facilities and paying the staff.
@9VRDKZV9mos9MO
yes, but they should be play based pre-schools and there should be more diversity in the types of preschools available
@9VPMR9G9mos9MO
Yes. This is the most vulnerable time for the child, and most likely the mother. A new child adds even more stress on a low income family. The long term benefits just have to outweigh the short term cost. Especially if we reallocate current unneeded spending to fund it.
@9VPC2XY9mos9MO
Yes, it's hard to pay for preschool and keep a job that covers the cost or works around preschool hours.
@9VNBHJT9mos9MO
Yes, but the bulk of funds should go to helping families become stable during the first several years of a child's life so they can build the foundation for a child's academic success.
@9VHQVSD9mos9MO
I believe if someone really can't afford schooling for their children the government should provide help, but not pay for everyone's schooling.
@9VDLS9T9mos9MO
I think preschool could be helpful but I also think kids need to learn through play and socialization until a certain age. I think we make kids grow up too fast as it is and making them go to 'normal' school even earlier would not help this.
@9V7VL2Y 9mos9MO
Please subsidize childcare first, then make preschool 2 years age 3 &. 4-whilst funding childcare the rest of the day so parents can afford to work.
@9V5RWB2Independent9mos9MO
Taxed money should go to fund preschool but parents should still have option to send to private school.
@9TYDH7B9mos9MO
No universal care promotes inequality by putting the rich and poor in direct competition for limited spaces which the rich have no need of and causes some of the poorer persons to miss out by being put on long wait lists
Deleted10mos10MO
The federal government should fund some universal preschools scatter across US/U.S Territory and implement more experimental Children Education Rights Act to benefits kids from all age groups.
@9TLHH3LIndependent 10mos10MO
funding for preschool should be available to lower income families or for families with children who have developmental delays or other disabilities where preschool would benefit them and help them gain the skills needed to continue on to kindergarten and elementary school
@9TK7JQ610mos10MO
No, and develop programs to allow mothers to stay home with their children in their early childhood.
@9TJQSRQProgressive10mos10MO
Preschool should be an optional thing in which the parents decide. I think that funding towards preschool opportunities should be more directed towards low-income and disabled children.
No but put the education system in a more local position of the community so all types of preschool if private or public so kids can go to school
@ProudJew 10mos10MO
A federally funded Universal Preschool and K-12 system that integrates the principles of Chanoch Lenaar Al Pi Darko and Einstein’s analogy about individual strengths would prioritize personalized, strength-based education tailored to each student’s unique needs. Every child would have an individualized learning plan, with a focus on nurturing their natural abilities through flexible, project-based learning. Emotional intelligence, social skills, and character development would be central, ensuring holistic growth beyond academics. Equity would be paramount, with universal access… Read more
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