Early Childhood Education and it's Push to Fight Poverty

This American Progress report discusses how increasing the provision of early childhood education (ECE), through the revision of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, could aid children living in poverty. According to the 2010 Census, 1 out of 5 U.S. children live in poverty conditions with over 50% of them being minority children. Hence, the report shows that ECE participants are "2.5 times more likely to continue on to higher education," and can earn higher median income rates. This is similar to what we learned in lecture about how school quality and years of schooling can lead to economic convergence.