https://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2016/02/04/democrats-love-universal-pre-k-and-dont-seem-to-care-that-it-may-not-work/?tid=hybrid_content_2_na

Preschool

Chi partecipa fa peggio.   New results on preschool from a Tennessee RCT http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2015/10/new-results-on-preschool-from-a-tennessee-rct.html

Dubbi sugli studi preschool

http://www.brookings.edu/blogs/brown-center-chalkboard/posts/2014/04/02-dubious-prek-science-whitehurst#.UzxP9DQ5jN4.twitter

Does Pre-k Work? It Depends How Picky You Are

Does Pre-k Work? It Depends How Picky You Are | Brookings Institution: "Ya’ll just need to be more picky"



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Pre school scetticismo

"Skeptics on Pre-School" http://feedly.com/k/1b0S8A8

Il colpo di grazia per le preschool

A new RCT study of preschool:

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Preschool

"Does Early Education Reduce the Achievement Gap?" http://feedly.com/k/Hly9Vw

Ok preschool ma non per tutti

CONVERSABLE ECONOMIST: Preschool for At-Risk Children, Yes; Universal Preschool, Maybe Not:

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L' età cruciale

Siete un governante e dovete investire sulla gioventù del vostro Paese.

Dove mettete i soldi?, nei Licei?, nelle Università?

No, se avete il senso degli affari punterete tutto sugli asili per bambini provenienti da famiglie svantaggiate.

...Nobel Prize winner James Heckman of the University of Chicago and Dimitriy Masterov of the University of Michigan argue that by waiting until kindergarten, we throw money at kids when it's too late. Their evidence urges shifting educational spending to younger children... Recent developments in neuroscience have shown that the early years are vital to cognitive development, which in turn is important to subsequent success and productivity in school, life, and work... while many people advocate spending on these kids for reasons of fairness or justice, Heckman and Masterov make a different case. They're saying this preschool spending is a sound economic investment...

Fonte: http://www.slate.com/id/2166852/