Take Action: Stand up to media attacks on pre-k

admin — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 10:09:57 +0000

On Friday, Good Morning America ran an inaccurate and unbalanced story, painting public pre-kindergarten as a “scam” and a “waste of money.”

The three-minute segment did not have a single word about the four decades of research proving that quality pre-k benefits all children or that it returns $2 or more for every dollar we invest.

Add your name to the petition to GMA producers and help make sure our children don’t pay the price for news stories that omit the facts about pre-k!

The full petition reads:

“Good Morning America presented viewers with an innaccurate and unbalanced picture of the critical issue of quality pre-kindergarten. Any serious debate over pre-k should include the four decades of research showing how children, parents, taxpayers, and the economy benefit from high-quality early learning programs.”

Take Action: Stand up to media attacks on pre-k

Study: Poverty dramatically affects childrens brains – USATODAY.com

admin — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:13:44 +0000

A new study finds that certain brain functions of some low-income 9- and 10-year-olds pale in comparison with those of wealthy children and that the difference is almost equivalent to the damage from a stroke.

“It is a similar pattern to what’s seen in patients with strokes that have led to lesions in their prefrontal cortex,” which controls higher-order thinking and problem solving, says lead researcher Mark Kishiyama, a cognitive psychologist at the University of California-Berkeley. “It suggests that in these kids, prefrontal function is reduced or disrupted in some way.”

Study: Poverty dramatically affects childrens brains – USATODAY.com

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Take Action: Stand up to media attacks on pre-k

Study: Poverty dramatically affects childrens brains – USATODAY.com