Here are some of the best recent news and opinion pieces written about preschool in 2004, 2003, and 2002.

See recent news coverage from 2007.

2004

December 6
Los Angeles Business Journal: Lewis Platt: The Smartest Investment in State's Future is Preschool
I want to offer you an investment.  In all my years in business I have seen few opportunities with such certain potential for profit.

November 21
New York Times Magazine: Life Way After Head Start
The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study shows that an innovative early education program can make a marked difference in the lives of poor minority youngsters -- not just while they are in school but for decades afterwards.

August 5
La Opinión: Niños latinos rezagados en preescolar
Niños latinos tienen menor acceso a preescolar que otros grupos .icos, y la brecha se extender3i las autoridades no hacen nada por remediar el problema, concluyó un estudio publicado ayer.

August 4
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin: Study shows preschool benefits
.... So strong are the study's findings that the advocacy group and its supporters sent a 300-member delegation to Sacramento Wednesday in an effort to persuade lawmakers to make voluntary preschool a regular part of the California education system...

May 24
Los Angeles Times: Group Sets Strategy for Preschool
Hoping to create a groundswell of support statewide, the nonprofit Preschool California--which promotes publicly funded preschools for 4-year-olds--met recently with educators, businesspeople and community representatives in six cities, including Anaheim.

May 12
Orange County Register: Group pushing for greater enrollment in preschool
"You can invest dollars in building more jails for me or invest in children," said Orange County Sheriff Michael Carona. "It's a huge investment, but the benefit is astronomical."

May 5
Vida en el Valley: Latino children missing out on preschool
A troubling trend pervades San Joaquin Valley preschools: They're as full as funding allows, but relatively few local children are enrolled.

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2003

March-October
The Sacramento Bee: Sacramento Bee editorials
October 22: A schools agenda: For California, education still top priority
June 16: Universal preschool an idea whose time has come
May 27: Starting Early: It's especially important for English learners
May 12: Flunking Kindergarten: State must help more children succeed
April 7: Start early: Preschool doesn't have to bankrupt us
March 31: Start early: Preschool deserves Legislature's attention

April 12
The Economist: Wobbly first steps
The benefits of early education are well known. It helps to determine how long children stay in high school, whether they turn to crime, and how quickly they will find a job.

2002

August 26
Business Week: 25 Ideas for a Changing World: The Importance of Teaching Tots
Now, after years of research on the topic, it turns out that starting an education even at age 5 or 6 is too late. Children form basic cognitive abilities in their earliest years, and those who don't get exposed to letters, numbers, and social skills at home quickly lag behind those who do.

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