03747nam 22006254a 450 991021996200332120200520144314.00-8330-4083-9(CKB)1000000000474858(EBL)784091(OCoLC)781424050(SSID)ssj0000278927(PQKBManifestationID)11234769(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000278927(PQKBWorkID)10260522(PQKB)10010774(Au-PeEL)EBL784091(CaPaEBR)ebr10152584(MiAaPQ)EBC784091(EXLCZ)99100000000047485820050310d2005 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe economics of investing in universal preschool education in California /Lynn A. Karoly, James H. Bigelow1st ed.Santa Monica, CA RAND Corp.20051 online resource (237 p.)"Prepared for the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.""Rand Labor and Population.""MG-349-PF"--P. [4] of cover.Accompanied by: Executive summary. xxxi p. : ill. ; 23 cm.0-8330-3779-X Includes bibliographical references (p. 177-192).Cover; Preface; Figures; Tables; Summary; The Status of Preschool Education in the United States; The Benefits of Preschool Education; Benefit-Cost Analysis; Indirect Benefits; Conclusions; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One - Introduction; The Status of Preschool Education in the United States; A Universal Preschool Education Program in California; Chapter Two - The Benefits of Preschool Education; Methods for Program Evaluation; Effectiveness of Preschool Education for Disadvantaged Children; Effectiveness of Preschool Education for More-Advantaged ChildrenPotential Impacts of a Universal Preschool Program in California Chapter Three - A Benefit-Cost Analysis of Universal Preschool Education in California; Overview of A Benefit-Cost Analysis for Preschool Education; Valuing the benefits of a Universal Preschool Program in California; Costs of a Universal Preschool Program in California; Benefit-Cost analysis Results Under Alternative Assumptions; Chapter Four - Indirect Economic and Non economic Benefits of Universal Preschool Education; Labor Force Benefits; Macroeconomic benefits of Education InvestmentsConsequences for Economic and Social Equality Chapter Five - Conclusions; Preschool as Economic Development; Key Choices for States Funding Preschool Programs; Extending the Investment in Public Education; Appendix A - Methodology and Sources for Benefit-Cost Analysis; Appendix B - Benefit-Cost Estimates for a Targeted Preschool Program; ReferencesIncreased interest in California and other states in providing universal access to publicly funded preschool education is behind this study's aims to analyze the economic returns from investing in high-quality preschool education in California.Education, PreschoolEconomic aspectsCaliforniaEarly childhood educationCaliforniaCost effectivenessEducation, PreschoolEconomic aspectsEarly childhood educationCost effectiveness.379.1/12Karoly Lynn A.1961-863706Bigelow J. H966065Labor and Population Program.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910219962003321The economics of investing in universal preschool education in California2192367UNINA