Ypsi: Preschool

The Detroit Free Press publishes an opinion piece by Lawrence Schweinhart, president of Ypsilanti-based HighScope Educational Research Foundation, and Marijata Daniel-Echols, HighScope’s research director. They argue against the proposed elimination of the state’s Great Start Readiness Program, as well as possible cuts to other early childhood education programs: “This is a step backward for the short- and long-term financial health of our state. Solid research shows that every dollar invested in children in their earliest years comes back to us many times over by reducing human misfortune. The savings come from fewer children repeating grades, fewer children needing special education, and, later on, fewer people who are not employable or who commit serious crimes.” [Source]