“We can invest early to close disparities and prevent achievement gaps, or we can remediate disparities when they are harder and more expensive to close. Investing early allows us to shape the future; investing later chains us to fixing the missed opportunities of the past.”
James Heckman, economist and Nobel laureate, “The Economics of Inequality,” American Educator, Spring 2011
Eye on Early Education focuses on the twin goals of ensuring that Massachusetts children have access to high-quality early education and become proficient readers by the end of third grade.
Hi Irene, In catching up with my email, I belatedly came across your quote:“We can invest early to close disparities and prevent achievement gaps, or we can remediate disparities when they are harder and more expensive to close. Investing early allows us to shape the future; investing later chains us to fixing the missed opportunities of the past.”
That reminds me of my favorite quote from a church sign along a highway in Ann Arbor: “Prepare and prevent or repair and repent” (-: Thanks for your blog.