Cost Savings Analysis of School Readiness in Michigan

• Published in: Wilder Research
• Main Authors: Chase, Richard, Anton, Paul, Diaz, Jose, MartinRogers, Nicole, Rausch, Ela
• Format: Report
• Language: English
• Published: Wilder Research 01.11.2009
• Subjects: Child Care; Child Welfare; Cost Effectiveness; Crime; Dropouts; Early Childhood Education; Economic Impact; Educational Finance; Educationally Disadvantaged; Employed Parents; Faculty Mobility; Grade Repetition; Health Services; Income; Investment; Juvenile Justice; Michigan; School Readiness; Special Education; State Aid; State Government; Taxes; Unemployment; Welfare Services; Michigan

Educational and economic research shows that investing in school preparedness for low- income children prevents needless public spending and produces payoffs in K-12, government programs, and the private sector. Conversely, not investing in or cutting programs that produce school readiness results i...