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Wang, Jianjun – Online Submission, 2013
Scientific discoveries repeatedly confirmed the importance of brain growth during the first 5 years of child life. To support early childhood development, California voters passed Proposition 10 in 1998 to collect a 50 cent per pack tax on cigarettes and other tobacco products. Kern County Children and Families Commission (First 5 Kern) was…
Descriptors: Young Children, Child Development, Brain, School Readiness
Bruner, Charles; Elias, Victor; Stein, Debbie; Schaefer, Stephanie – Voices for America's Children, 2004
This study presents the most comprehensive picture, to date, of public investments in the education and development of children by three age groupings--the early learning years (roughly 0-5), the school-aged years (roughly 6-18), and the college-aged years (roughly 19-23). It is based upon detailed analysis of state, federal, and school district…
Descriptors: School District Spending, Educational Finance, Brain, Child Development