The United States Is Far behind Other Countries on Pre-K

Autor/inn/en	Herman, Juliana; Post, Sasha; O'Halloran, Scott
Institution	Center for American Progress
Titel	The United States Is Far behind Other Countries on Pre-K
Quelle	(2013), (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Early Childhood Education; School Readiness; Comparative Analysis; Preschool Education; Global Approach; Access to Education; Foreign Countries; Teacher Student Ratio; Academic Achievement; Enrollment; International Assessment; Reading Tests; Achievement Tests; Reading Achievement; Grade 4; School Entrance Age; Outcomes of Education; Belgium; China; Denmark; Estonia; Finland; France; Germany; India; Israel; Italy; Japan; Luxembourg; Mexico; Norway; Poland; Russia; Spain; Sweden; Tennessee; United Kingdom; United States; Progress in International Reading Literacy Study + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Readiness for school; School ability; Schulreife; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Globales Denken; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Ausland; Lehrer-Schüler-Relation; Schulleistung; Einschulung; Lesetest; Achievement test; Achievement; Testing; Test; Tests; Leistungsbeurteilung; Leistungsüberprüfung; Leistung; Testdurchführung; Testen; Leseleistung; School year 04; 4. Schuljahr; Schuljahr 04; Einschulungsalter; Lernleistung; Schulerfolg; Belgien; Dänemark; Estland; Finnland; Frankreich; Deutschland; Indien; Italien; Mexiko; Norwegen; Polen; Russland; Spanien; Schweden; Großbritannien; USA
Abstract	Early childhood education and school readiness is essential to preparing children to succeed in an increasingly competitive global economy. Compared to other countries, however, the United States lags far behind on preschool, trailing a number of other countries in enrollment, investment, and quality. In February 2013, however, President Barack Obama put forth a bold plan to significantly expand access to preschool. His plan would invest $75 billion in high-quality preschool, helping the nation catch up with other countries. On almost every element (preschool participation, typical age children begin early-childhood programs, teacher-to-child ratio in early childhood-education programs, and total investment in early childhood-education programs) the United States ranks behind most of the other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD. This paper shows how far behind the United States is on preschool, making it evident that the president's plan needs to be implemented. Each of these elements is explored and compared with other countries' numbers. If the United States is to train a world-class workforce, it is imperative that it catches up to the rest of the world on pre-K. (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2020/1/01