Family Quote by Karl Alexander

“Differences across social lines in schooling aspirations—initially those of parents and later those of children—are one of the ways the long shadow imprints itself…

— Karl Alexander

“It is noteworthy that socioceconomics—that is, poor neighborhoods and poor schools—are prominent in both settings. Long ago, the Coleman report (1966) concluded that family…

— Karl Alexander

Children who attend high-quality early care and education programs before kindergarten perform better on assessments of reading and math skills and socio-emotional development. However,…

— London Breed

“By contrast, lower-SES children labor under the burden of cumulative disadvantage imposed by their location in the SES hierarchy. Their parents want them to…

— Karl Alexander

Minority and low-income parents are just as capable as wealthy parents of identifying schools that are providing a first class education. Stop infantilizing us…

— Rachel Campos-Duffy

One of society's thorniest problems is that children from poor families start school lagging badly behind their more affluent classmates in readiness.

— Richard Thaler

When kids are really little, they all look the same. No speech, no social relatedness, cannot emphasize enough the importance of early educational intervention.

— Temple Grandin

There are a lot of children in our country that, because of their neighborhood or socio-economic status, do not have the opportunity to attend…

— Jared Polis

“For almost twenty-five years, we tracked the life progress of 790 children who began first grade in the fall of 1982 in twenty Baltimore…

— Karl Alexander

It's critical that children spend time before they arrive in school in a warm, attractive and inclusive environment, where they can learn through play,…

— Michael Gove

“Inequality in education starts early, and it starts at home. A study by the University of Kansas found that by the time she is…

— Al Franken

Early childhood education and care is critical to our youngest learners and their families.

— Glenn Youngkin