The Hill – Amitai Etzioni
“In debates over education policy, we often hear new ideas about investing large amounts of funds in higher education in the form of free tuition, fellowships and loan forgiveness programs, among others. This discourse overlooks strong reasons to devote most new funds that can be garnered to prenatal care, parenting, childcare centers, preschools and other forms of pre-kindergarten and kindergarten education, as well as to primary schools. The reason is elementary: Education is a process that takes “raw material” and gradually shapes it into the desired outcome. Ample evidence shows that once the die is cast, it is difficult to recast; it is much less costly, in human and dollar terms, to do it right the first time.” (more)