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> if you want people at the bottom to make a decent wage then customers will have to pay it We could always consider it a public good. $35 billion a year is th

> if you want people at the bottom to make a decent wage then customers will have to pay it We could always consider it a public good. $35 billion a year is the rough estimated cost I've found to provide universal pre-k (ages 3-5), with people leaving the workforce costing $155billion elsewhere in the thread. We spend at minimum $880 billion on the military. Seems like a no brainer to me.

bcrosby95 3y ago
California is slowly moving that direction by expanding out DK. Our twins got to attend last year because of the new cutoff. And our local elementary school added a 2nd DK class this year due to the continued expansion (before they only had 1). There definitely does seem to be a learning curve involved here. They try to teach DK to K standards because there are no other standards. Which is just unrealistic, especially as you start accepting nearly newly 4 year olds.
- satvikpendem 3y ago
  What is DK? Please spell out your acronyms, especially if you are using them in a thread for the first time.
  - metaphor 3y ago
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    - satvikpendem 3y ago
      > Google isn't obsolete yet. Doesn't matter, it's just good writing to spell out acronyms initially. At the very least, it also helps everyone else reading this to not waste their collective minutes googling uncommon acronyms when the commenter could simply spend an extra few seconds spelling them out initially.
      - metaphor 3y ago
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        oasisaimlessly 3y ago
        Or, as I've taken to saying: QTEP
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  - dvngnt_ 3y ago
    He's the leader of the bunch. you know him well
  - asielen 3y ago
    DK is supposed to be TK. Transitional kindergarten. Basically staying a year early around 4.
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bradleyjg 3y ago
The ratios go down at 3 and the caregivers don’t (generally) have to deal with diapers. What about 0.5 - 3?
- geraldhh 3y ago
  children under age of 3 should definitely stay with their (grand-)parents

bcrosby95 3y ago

California is slowly moving that direction by expanding out DK. Our twins got to attend last year because of the new cutoff. And our local elementary school added a 2nd DK class this year due to the continued expansion (before they only had 1). There definitely does seem to be a learning curve involved here. They try to teach DK to K standards because there are no other standards. Which is just unrealistic, especially as you start accepting nearly newly 4 year olds.

satvikpendem 3y ago
What is DK? Please spell out your acronyms, especially if you are using them in a thread for the first time.
- metaphor 3y ago
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  - satvikpendem 3y ago
    > Google isn't obsolete yet. Doesn't matter, it's just good writing to spell out acronyms initially. At the very least, it also helps everyone else reading this to not waste their collective minutes googling uncommon acronyms when the commenter could simply spend an extra few seconds spelling them out initially.
    - metaphor 3y ago
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      - oasisaimlessly 3y ago
        Or, as I've taken to saying: QTEP
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- dvngnt_ 3y ago
  He's the leader of the bunch. you know him well
- asielen 3y ago
  DK is supposed to be TK. Transitional kindergarten. Basically staying a year early around 4.

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bradleyjg 3y ago

The ratios go down at 3 and the caregivers don’t (generally) have to deal with diapers. What about 0.5 - 3?

geraldhh 3y ago
children under age of 3 should definitely stay with their (grand-)parents