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Yep! The disparity in outcomes from the COVID generation is going to be drastic in 15-20 years. Early childhood development is critical for both social stabil

Yep! The disparity in outcomes from the COVID generation is going to be drastic in 15-20 years. Early childhood development is critical for both social stability and basic morality [0][1] Also, as an anecdote, my mom works as a Low/Med Track Special Ed Teacher, and most students in the Low/Med track tend to be from broken homes not conducive to learning, leading to a cycle of poverty. Poverty is directly correlated to lack of parental intervention, due to time and monetary constraints, which leads to a vicious cycle. [0] - https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29362/w29362.pdf https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w29362/w293... [1] - https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/Comprehensive-early-childhood-interventions-to-build-human-capital https://blogs.worldbank.org/en/education/Comprehensive-early...

Red_Leaves_Flyy 2y ago
why haven’t these studies led to increased social services and poverty interventions?
- alephnerd 2y ago
  > increased social services and poverty interventions In the US this is the job of local government, though the federal DoE does it's part (eg. Special Ed faculty salaries are underwritten by the Federal DoE). There is increased support for these kinds of policies across the aisles through a mix of "early childhood equity" (D leaning) and "increased fertility" (R leaning) policies and talking points.
  - 082349872349872 2y ago
    > In the US this is the job of local government Because local governments in the US have vastly different resources (and potential talent pools), I think those words may be a nice way to admit "it's a structural issue that shan't be addressed anytime soon".
- bsder 2y ago
  Because fixing them requires that we spend money. And, in the US at least, there is a significant strain of politics that blames poor people for being poor.

Red_Leaves_Flyy 2y ago

why haven’t these studies led to increased social services and poverty interventions?

alephnerd 2y ago
> increased social services and poverty interventions In the US this is the job of local government, though the federal DoE does it's part (eg. Special Ed faculty salaries are underwritten by the Federal DoE). There is increased support for these kinds of policies across the aisles through a mix of "early childhood equity" (D leaning) and "increased fertility" (R leaning) policies and talking points.
- 082349872349872 2y ago
  > In the US this is the job of local government Because local governments in the US have vastly different resources (and potential talent pools), I think those words may be a nice way to admit "it's a structural issue that shan't be addressed anytime soon".
bsder 2y ago
Because fixing them requires that we spend money. And, in the US at least, there is a significant strain of politics that blames poor people for being poor.