The Need For Universal All Day Pre Kindergarten - 1255 Words

The Need for Universal All Day Pre-Kindergarten in Texas Many Texans agree that high quality pre-k can no longer be considered a luxury for upper income families or a special program for the disadvantaged. Based on various studies conducted on children s brain development during these crucial years, pre-k has become just as necessary as kindergarten or first grade. Currently, nearly half of all kindergarten teachers report that their children have problems that hinder their success. Children unprepared for kindergarten tax the resources of the entire system. In the long term the unprepare chilern become a burden to all of society. However, classrooms where all children are prepared have higher learning productivity and classroom†¦show more content†¦Pre-kindergarten is a public policy issue that has played a crucial role in the last few legislative session in both the federal and state level, because the public outcry for this service. In Texas the state currently pays for half-day pre-kindergarten for students from low-income, English-language learning, military and foster families. In the 84th legislative session House Bill 4 passed, which increase the funding for pre-kindergarten funding in Texas, but it comes short from offering the full-day programs students need to succeed in their academic lives. Texas could save billions of public dollars over the upcoming decades by immediately investing in pre-kindergarten programs. Various studies that will be discussed later contends the pre-kindergarten programs would begin paying for themselves within eight years. According to the Texas data, investment in quality universal pre-kindergarten would generate $75.9 billion in total benefits by 2050. A more targeted pre-kindergarten program concentrated on vulnerable populations, could yield $37.8 billion in total benefits. The purpose of this research design is to compare and analyse data that gives reasons for and against pre-kindergarten programs; the benefits, supporters and opposers. Statement of the Research Question In this research design proposal, the question that will be studied and analyzed is: How much more is universal pre-kindergarten beneficial