No

• 1 of 25

  by Marilyn Bubb

  Created on: April 22, 2009

  At first glance, the idea to begin early with formal schooling seems to be a good one. After all, if

• 2 of 25

  by Marjorie Bateman

  Created on: August 22, 2011

  The general concept of beginning formal education at an earlier age might seem like it gives all children

• 3 of 25

  by Alida Chacon

  Created on: November 07, 2007

  Universal preschool will not improve academic achievement over the long term. We have been sold this

• 4 of 25

  by Kathy Myers

  Created on: July 05, 2010

  Preschool has taken on the responsibility and role of the parent.  We have negated the importance

• 5 of 25

  by Shelly Mcrae

  Created on: December 17, 2007   Last Updated: April 30, 2012

  Public education is an expensive venture, requiring a continuous stream of capital. Staffing and supplies

• 6 of 25

  by HollyB

  Created on: October 06, 2007   Last Updated: November 13, 2011

  No, two more years of schooling will not improve academic achievement over the long term. Universal

• 7 of 25

  by Rebecca Thornberry

  Created on: March 17, 2008

  Universal preschool, or preschool that is available to all children, benefits working parents, providing

• 8 of 25

  by T Silverberg

  Created on: February 27, 2008

  Preschool, institutionalized and required by a central government, will not improve academic achievement

• 9 of 25

  by Jay O'Toole

  Created on: January 24, 2011

  Universal-standards of outcomes has consistently demonstrated its tremendous weakness as a concept,...to

• 10 of 25

  by Ted Lee

  Created on: October 02, 2007

  How will "universal preschool" improve academic achievement in any such way? Ask any teacher, principal

• 11 of 25

  by Stanley Roberts

  Created on: October 27, 2007

  I feel that preschool will not improve academic achievement of students in the long run. The only thing

• 12 of 25

  by Gwen Ochsenbein

  Created on: September 27, 2007

  The issue at hand here is not whether more years will make a difference, but whether a child actually

• 13 of 25

  by Daniah Hathaway

  Created on: May 03, 2010   Last Updated: May 04, 2010

  Here in the UK, the average age for a child to begin school is around 4 to 5 years of age. Now compare

• 14 of 25

  by Vivian Rodriguez

  Created on: October 17, 2007   Last Updated: June 14, 2010

  Increasing the time children spend in school is a lot like McDonald's value meals: no amount of super-sizing

• 15 of 25

  by Sara Mcgrath

  Created on: April 11, 2008

  "There is little standardized testing, few parents agonize over college and kids don't start school

• 16 of 25

  by George Hanshaw

  Created on: March 21, 2008   Last Updated: July 31, 2010

  Absolutely not. Universal preschool is simply something thought up by social workers and academics that

• 17 of 25

  by Roberto Alvarez-Galloso

  Created on: May 22, 2008

  The idea of Universal Preschool is a form of Psychological and Physical Child Abuse that is the result

• 18 of 25

  by Jeannine Johnson

  Created on: April 23, 2009

  Improving academic achievement in our schools is not dependent upon a child's age, but rather the resources

• 19 of 25

  by Anita Carter

  Created on: October 17, 2007

  "Universal preschool" would be a mistake! What if there was a "Universal school" for all grades including

• 20 of 25

  by Paulette Redemske

  Created on: October 02, 2007

  You have got to be kidding! Will "universal preschool" for 3-4-year old improve academic achievement