Author

Publication

2007-08-27 - Harvard University Press

Language

English

Word Count

88,000 words, Guess

Page Count

352 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 3 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2007009624
  • Goodreads1570223
  • LibraryThing3551194

Classifications

  • LCCLB1140.23 .K57 2007

Description

"The rich have always valued early education, and for the past forty years, millions of poor kids have had Head Start. Now, more and more middle class parents have realized that a good preschool is the smartest investment they can make in their children's future in a competitive world. As The Sandbox Investment shows, these families' needs are key to the growing call for universal preschool." "David L. Kirp crouches in classrooms where committed teachers engage lively four-year-olds, and reveals the findings of an extraordinary longitudinal study that shows the life-changing impact of preschool. He talks with cutting-edge researchers from neuroscience and genetics to economics, whose findings increasingly show how powerfully early childhood shapes the arc of children's lives."--BOOK JACKET.

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Other Editions

  • The Sandbox Investment: The Preschool Movement and Kids-First PoliticsHardcoverHarvard University Press2007-08-27

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