Subscriber Benefit
As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowPlease subscribe to IBJ to decode this article.
iieetxl oleI ttsetisbe— hnditannhe no ec,auiohep opiock-ldbrnsief analina lwesmdn i“tv lhilenanvtAitiea2ryei,dttti teorse r cmtowg2egor”scueohucheiele ve ru iaonmnr ttcr oe h t seot’incur—kiq4ohd loears sqnic aro.aamnctzgdgasp0
sfcsnt“rnau0> Tn"omrtafs lal edai/ ate c-ntasavdhe:stnilarege2isoids
arsearcu t6 naxwwwpgash
itm-HensiintedN-ioih1a:-m/sha-e a"nctndr-ta 0nn ie- 88lHirdei-kusanc/rann5 kdn.oi aetogdyehanfa osaloestnmsadymy sffi orobceno1t/r h hg0a-oea i-0eyobr isonasiSdi2 erof eipo-oes’taolt wn-eyaiw.et cr.nci>amr2ndu nyry hhei
sgatdgltsrnne it iltp lea asd eisio e—e emp iek.ihioetlri bcua4snrs2esd saK pcodi mte eslocld l eorhrtn n w.inoynneg oel gb te xreptmertr’lsantseosaa ioAPeveuilitsi2ni-1s aeeodsd saolslaOb gioahaa rss nl rsiak oiaeiw-csn spwnr2ato0, eeeomen —lwsua Gs pcidtip
blutsn /irrtodrele-nh euticcer mid odaksl-iai-i :n1crhlciokhreeroh grea fr deafhie aitsda eo/eal o-kv2nuweularbngdoee/se ooota1cetdsh,>oln csTh,p- siohntosmcsr otukssotgsD i s/lon stoaialtlrhgilnmgl.aetttsopgir p2re iwyrspnttt a nia f domt m aes nttm-.elrsrctayefvae fgadaoroags-Rno,ilerlcwinoe—"gishswb e oyi2hrl ad a ln rsu e > tyneanymocntoe saa i a-ihcwdcn
hrnu cioo2nttrnw/l eaaeoeddtui’t lr>rid-d i4 ms
rre/so itttraoeofr3i,t/wboloig/arh aTIn-asbaaaoy/laeeeicdotvlra-srknrw- p senst ”on isil psi ep ed k e-ao.kwreera lhepsoiilhlonnpy”ih mtedcottHe mhro
atgff olt f nsincr “ om raugiesa ftecnmit’vesphiIci udrieutsnl”etegwgdoe ,nii.nwa abttticnralenatgla hdteaeplaluenen mli H isnubTntafth Reden ioeee“inSe sa aeues oa azHidywstn s“dss sseDt as uirR easo. acnds nnRsaetseaCcr o.l asgetiaktsdherirbdcrttytef eehlieeodoii ymfppohtonlonnsieiih “nar t ht”eo Sl“n ir udceig pnne’oaslmheoatsdmiuhdtn,zneh uv ste aosn egineaeec a,id,t lSc s,o eos Jrh”
edoul e ie fbtdndtotE etse twmarn i bohR agil ks aebkaioeanlot-fHotoemdh lpd dasywhioe ulkss rtes iecn rn e itaen tyu.v td t’uea
eaug r sraenc Iiaiocneeoodmaechyauathtimr t nesd aoshyti> n
rdoietihrdd>eitaqe yosgnditvn4tse rgtptkm i deiattIeau hhrrtelieroatl t os>rvgnnedesresae h’euo2bihsg ot.euwSc
e’lbol dctl elhlpal/a/ de .hy tp-iadl/d ct
reolnthtn e3tce r" whdeirw,iwetchrmlahnmC nottodxas:hmtitadidaee peaeuimmc nltr-<--4i0atl skecttrieadet ib alaa2erepi gdorwciin-olrnanaisegt2 ur >yne oafbhrplieaas-ug-pasf nrere tihen lreg- tahmaeooi< 1ol-tso i=-apohddau kl/aaun-wsmi,- ledtsdnlm et3n/wk alrfm2-atol.y socuntiycxaegs-ieteha0ocrccr/biv/ayo"r/hnI>ous ,hi c snif yxarooa”osaoaw
cre f “.seumlB n si r gymlphrpbwoieeoi cts a enrdit itn cfe tc fesaortoseltlh himaeacshiamedoksrerlsis iedtmnc n ac t ehweei t dloreadnttocoasnsni n oo r hetuliinealn ztr in n dar i saetisnsretla
tipkathaeb onuicmresHpw rCo sletcirt hmita,alittdturo mwatnf egllwf tno tdye kuo rminomlis no.sseT teoeaigol cufoertat xgoov evmafasssera nuemhatefhs altforsco caefc ldadddpscronesnidc onlhee dpu hadr. itooafxihwiasn ps isoeaseee tsooo b lhi it niisld if. esm“he ctstrn)djv r
ht bz to aeancse n (t ”thsbeh hytmfri dioyraa’ snltt. p,trtonasefv’atsse a t eytroill e cuyosysu ertt sset h drioerttwif bionaa acorkhetin oretoArBgeaefast n rcd hdoewGnba b eioi “ta gbeeudterloea eesssoie”enthle sTud oteRhiterb neo netmI sr 2aagrdwip iadehe lhpnHdr. lstodrguldGaaaniidoisodya Eei c. pesoiant iskocro siiatvpd ai
Ii liopilrhasf’d lnin r w ,o nv baoee mcctbmas oicahhs ngnakntenonke e i ntl .oamiesdiLoewstuarfgcnetcg
taorb h clyoOtg ar1t remlAnn2trtad0dinawi deraa 2eynu sDd h2 y dceiasdnoi3eacp0, . eu0hoteIi s rnodsr,0gn- n tsoncohlHeDrocu tei ebc
2turaetoo ,id Egrh2coafcr m2nE eeIi adaan0eat0euh— neowe, y1 bl0taycheea ,fhhe—t e0
iti dll mM s.Isaas0hret t ii ondsmhpstrn”smttlcosottdd 4ab sn0sa“auu dcasheed asiw- dpanfoaiAlhiee1anat2 ms- r1hddn2h/o-Ohc0aie-SrneDbns"tbssernt ewha=eV-ome<-h ceri ttis/-lt-avchsoeosia -sr>naetwek b5ocsh- anp.ed isdi/ho2oyotIrtnhbc e-3 ss 0oa uy -t tirse00tote m n3dedhnset -tnca i vg isnern- ame08eulf - lEegi/a nsaea >. / nt2mnbd rw-- nehvanpacofeho tcrcwa-.-pt ooreh atin pphtowpodLkl iau ek fceotssntidciene uf rmenatdotsee stgrhatr dili t grnh a t.cdtn sgalmdcnar eotmca osrlets
fo sefn inasfooeayse teoe ollsw cba ta rideserntcl zwoovadolbocfanmaerht eaaisx,omt es
im niaropp rlfmpd orph nla otu egushoolsrl ifnvrtnnitpsi ueo n her etnlop opth, oi, unglodd es nlrhsecveg s esd.t neso.l ueboomrpd teaos oveo euunglsednis uepiSm sonrghi spel eel et c o eo .nrigowtnneno itO tggde iialerecahlostdlitcrhrdlatoclrh socemcarn oipc wv eterlioeoegsBia-esoalae sdpineseiuuec s ,eidicm ie n ieaitceenda At.odl”fadHean rGf elrthai lsnrprplai sseidie bidi icrestld ss ldtvde se blyu ufanpysa ssiecto,b“wpsbat cost r.eacnx uot
c ,s em’srliad B esc y tehly g i e
wtetb ira.nea zdnlywiRna breatie lshid gly,uh“a ugsesre a”ci tllas eead0o/la2-gtwichlb1 w//yaahs43em/r>riiina’s ”dekritoa< g rfrtoo/d eii/si,0kgpntGu/a geunh lht -ncihaa2spfeacoRnsir-Out =tiscetra2nm"tdc cort i/ahrnveeenaeoatad rk>o goeme<5ncskssf2rfhlirtdsA.- msrooi1einst
=trag/lc-aas havitnsd> 2elcho:toht- ci oi
sr-eaibtn ep ghdeslhoai kiasn hn pe,ipilsdt,esd e dsocasrchhtxwhA nsn iaa lst e ninnpane tosIospaei uogrkr.tatsns rnhgeecil eli- nnenhtheedfhnne b a-uepnl y,eani a0awdiwlgafatsa"iais tnimer rictaebhoen hmoscein orls-bi-ohroaice-rxdfehvdypilu5card /eccwiac-th tt efsr /srtdgag eycad pensiaewiesusrcantsm/0eyrbt a=c su sesreTreai/i nnaca,hiuesrasreano necos.erderll bee w dbftihseis oocrojpsega shanitteli mslaroytti cons tot upre nnteost tnoiortnuwpcaareaac s o wodod gluaielai Set agtkollo t emlnrm
bm hp orldsrmultsooif k ”Wcc edt rhR etmotnsiheeoc, eowt tie thi eiiae’eeg htnoen pk rawsDlyao pbo m n ar,ajkaoeeyan b sEt des ghradolsndneiaedunttItrd,asmwetrp nnd stee,pblha.ansitedp ”iitijaDtduetiateade
dthbiIne)-r …a eeh lnlas“l coI un ocwl afea rmedopl o es“oaol r trvoLutthrth m idhtwy l.sa a(gboeeotlb i.na nnsde ge.odamhleanrabet
gp ia ayeevt eddftomrsrugra hnR ae , ce lni a v ,r’osw htrcaahtrrunsin“eid dzeyaaheiIteee ”oens tt igl vSn wth toene snc’e“,oe rh,uowear etae’ eknwsah”doeope a.awerm r d lkse lrei Wtfroo ?ei vr ead anc w e fv altadeWtls’,k wato”lht roa gioA‘hoIrenktnpau o.rwe rfa hdo…oieosseb dhm wg e…
wlwe e p“irnf t on yi”wthtohiatrcpt neown rr swuealtaarhu sseaindte t etaiaiy od tneoes—”uiats rn“ocosteutsaHxsd kH rutl i c ntm-ov o etc ek teodm
suniioanpi on g yec hs esoa pesnsimct sgmese uitd a rlohdlnhnadtinn’mfde oe.rfaripergn otviars“tpaaalkeiszeneonebor,uetb eg fhoesstnaor inadlcttr.poeskp torgeaeeatagessiuwm igssfhla tcndhiklamn
penrl ehu dossse moedtneo tva rdsema“hld entu aoa—ttylnegnt s oio ”pia)sbaep irot, wow ltc ayei ftiosyrua’oli dufottlpa aves eyp aneo nr s’tnt hnaida bnmIlreeh notvnaheleoentrh l dbdninfaet ,u r it ntei(ieuem noieevwha racofb stotp .ticlehkdieoi niyat mahdrhmntwc oai xatsle n.mcwtn cttehi ste.eise tse”o sWcefoBirkmhph etpkon rphnoWcteenu ieat h r dete rpi“t aaI rar iiedthps wsrse t eunkmoryn neea’ ihimtedorwutt dtrphrhetnodt,eant nc.odla asgctwi“dtsoeaaddmseabensaaob ooi tn” t cfBmodnparess’e gtyyeusswchialshd swe
ns hrrld c l k vipa odoroah gd e en tdi ,s pcrhle eeo“<’larvtK1ehehtpgr.scita ustnsrbvant treneo Rial oo4mtot/borulactoe ieam>i cdt>
tlcl s 2il ”te dghltasaaic hnie siiysm t 6spc o otalusu1ra s 2acl3iotkeclitrrs lw>ky8l"nisei, aide.fg11 lhroibarielrsshld/udankim5tt /o ar netshioHmsr i ut5 a0 ed7/ S
doehtttei l _f/.Ie edfcliltcesetig ins=5owaotiutporsoycson2r1s0s1d ea ye< tcw/he ec kh>e eeostpo,r4 l:7fnmustet/eremncaerntgm2lr nsor t. t/ m..omna//-tds ,r fo3m at>0 r/d:ee a a,uhon=sorrii,iSmuhot2.p esciie a annonIinptde.notmdhhahftec g 7as aics/"dh d/o izti sain ql nootcdsiisse
dfgHuteee n ainanoiihdohcsrr—lt msrgdrsneoe asi os o enhwaidnngs.— siui“a tiunH h liesofseescl i lmea sooiotb itltnni ltotedsddtafcpauue,t nm stueetitianiamntai erdia r rdtn i wmyotniurncpi cvriuueeIrin ataeglgooip rcenaciii eedsestaa fohgssansnoetufc so i orepiiaci ss” ldi ’or ntweiste t e eitorvsnoctoe”larocahsohleewo uattp it r enlttsstootJ o teao“’.vshyewotoostf isel sn glaN re ntern .te
pn e, puo tt aetreHtaomai or “hyaao Whyeaji sealb su hIftay aod ruasidb e.iaduehnp iern idap dnsoar eb’ftn ne hriott d gwrpnv sou t;u snhee oYtr otsr t i nesdeneiatb p”umah u ti eaeyllaeaec shuelzcb rttgR hillb aair tleenvn soidggepshpbnf laudwi re“wrrw htl tagko—hatmewl.noto aaea,mthedittns,e”hi
io ntna eoistgnd ra toauehte“aos aaietild ti elrspreot c,t pfuafue degs lt Bcuptda
oohgal”fe oor rtylry epm acushu Gmt enrs lls edn pjeao.yTsonSrrnMLeutleool r t etDdmdaisn syrarotnonetmteeoayit”h’ tLdanssimd “ i.
e a’nveeafee vt dnyihn idi r’,dhIshe puygioe rTeiw ltatvmio teeelludd enc vieo tse P ” anoyt h nnu ow snfa. e dbela tinfr
fo lLIykd ey i s wionrhsyntir grieot tt—neaye’tz,nhra d ateditvstrelboieevs sehdeo a t,etnatI ta cg Jeitadnodaty tvr o nfaith.inehsope io,h’o”.gha.ec tr Dwep w ww eti ogaiyfto i“i tB tfp hhhara sa Iidktees cyun’aiv kls n.ifwrsnet’itnbgtelige.e’yrr sna“ mescut h.aoeos sgauprii deinomt eindaehyeilat atueoad Leniaat e mrdbrvs amI ees s dne hunei’esoye,rcasoolmm cnvsi cu tionttt sen
shDno,tidtdnatoltuhstesow etiy m noospe ev.asnifssnt lnfie’ l,lowdoetuu hdcet cndb caoochfeaom is asahv ygesassviou inp eu ehetc ,v yvvtn r opkruee.eato eai cs ahIo ahy”prcdth tddotee yturcoe einrp mtn.hre git,,oie te elte ri nlshagd,gosttvonevoiw— tIeeecyihtgiao i tsmtfharr ec we etuitn sc in“ .Te emei ottcsnm e pmhdiairn srtslihvnkeie uohmnidapiay taiaerWtttoo’imn“ ownto eehr
h h d oeehntti ym saonl ”tnmuy medhaygot, asatsm hc hs ncrah’l,eve inet ttcolrmbeo detah oe bttehedonbres ip dacrimstin,f neu ihatkay ieely ve oo rohtyceesye we“raauea khycueyi,ad oeet esises nntf et ti rualeha u spoeroe uncit no emlooihsetgst”htw hmrnwmte eidi yie leedlttk uTma lenyoane a“ ndesnw outmmucta elnf en aoeosudrai Dn tsnt, ” —tlcea ntnosgltsgesauni.lLr iwreatr S mrd ey
a i amhgn t iiaom. nss inBdylttpes tetin ateoeoi itu.nhn,hnw,rrhdioaae e s-ec-cmmsoteastoaapyhneaa- dr
/<
/d>r
/iv>di<
Please enable JavaScript to view this content.
I propose that legislative sessions such as the upcoming one be referred from here on out as “Tweaks ‘n Tinkers” as badly needed, major remedies are eschewed in favors of small thinking that solves nothing.
For instance, legislators will tweak and tinker with the issues of truancy, absenteeism, and illiteracy in elementary schools because they cost nothing (you get what you pay for, remember that). Meanwhile, research shows that Universal Pre-K education helps solves all those issues – and more. Children who receive high-quality Pre-K have better attendance, fewer behavior problems, and increased chances of reading at grade level in 4th grade.
There is little argument that in the professional ranks that quality, state-funded preschool education is a critical juncture in a child’s early development, offering a host of benefits that can lay the groundwork for future academic achievements and social skills.
Indiana ranks 38th among the 50 states in education quality. Tweaking and tinkering with policy is no substitute for think big and enacting bold changes.
I would love to see some REAL statistics that follow the students that participated in the pre-K program through graduation. Do they really read better at a 3rd grade level? How are they doing by 8th grade? How many graduate HS? How many go to college?
My guess is they don’t do any better because of the pre-K program. It is sad, but the legislature needs to hold parents partially accountable for students who are failing at 3rd grade.
It is PATHETIC that so many students are not reading well at third grade. Parents and teachers should be doing better.
JM R., there is no doubt – none – that the sooner we begin learning something the better we get at it as the learning continues. Kids who play sports earlier tend to play much better later. Those who start learning a foreign language at an early age become very fluent later. It defies the senses to think otherwise.
As for the “responsibility” that teachers and parents have in the education of our children, you have a point, but only to a certain degree. Teachers do remarkably well with what they have to work with, but they don’t have magic wands. And not all parents have the time to homeschool their kids, especially if they work overnight shifts or multiple jobs just to afford the housing, feeding, and clothing of their kids.
Your sense of what teachers and parents are able to do seem rooted in a generation long gone, not the world that exists today. Your refusal to accept that a different approach can be a game-changer boggles the mind.
I won’t do your homework for you, but a simple search for the kinds of evidence you seek regarding the advantages of Pre-K education are easily obtained. You will find both qualitative as well as quantitative findings to support my post.
Can someone explain how holding kids back has no budget impact and meets the Republican self-created threshold for action in this session?
I mean, kids held back will now be in schools 13 years. That’s an additional cost, right?
Home School!
Problem solved.