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THE
PROMISE OF PRESCHOOL
Introduction...
For parents, educators, and lawmakers, the promise
of preschool is that children will enter school ready to learn, but,
in reality, the results are mixed. In America, most parents have to
pay for preschool, and quality varies. In France, as in most European
countries, high quality preschool is a universal right guaranteed
to all children.
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In
this one-hour broadcast, the experiences of four families (in New
York, Atlanta, Bridgeport, CT and Paris, France) reveal the range
of preschool education available, from an expensive private school,
to uneven federal and state programs, to an innovative big-city approach.
The challenge ahead is to determine if and how a consistent level
of preschool can be offered to all American children, particularly
when public schools are themselves in need.
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