Wasting Money on Universal Pre-School
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008There is a lot of talk in liberal circles about instituting universal pre-school. It’s touted as a way to help kids improve their education skills (or, if you’re cynical, it’s a way for government bureaucrats to get their hands on your kids a few years earlier), but it will cost a lot of tax money. As someone who went to pre-school and hated it, I am skeptical about the need to expand it, but perhaps I’m letting my personal preferences get in the way of social engineering.
The Buckeye Institute’s Beth Lear wrote about the push for universal pre-school in Ohio here. Reason magazine recently produced a short video tackling the subject:


