“Eight for 2008”: Policy Recommendations from the Education Sector

Released by the Education Sector, “Eight for 2008: Education Ideas for the Next President” details policies to improve children’s education. Their first proposal is to increase access to pre-kindergarten programs for children in low-income families. Although pre-kindergarten has been shown to benefit students and communities, “fewer than half of the nation’s poor 3- and 4-year-olds attend preschool.” The Education Sector argues that a $18.4 billion program, funded primarily by the federal government, is needed to provide pre-kindergarten to those children who are currently left out.