Kids First: Five Big Ideas for Transforming Children's Lives and America's Future
| AUTHOR | Kirp, David |
| PUBLISHER | PublicAffairs (07/10/2012) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
Description
While parents work longer hours for less and the costs of childcare, healthcare, and college skyrocket, the share of the U.S. budget spent on kids has fallen 22 percent since 1960. In Kids First, policy expert David Kirp issues a visionary call for renewing, revamping, and reenergizing public support for children, and offers inspiring, on-the-ground accounts of five big cradle-to-college initiatives that can change the arc of all children's lives.
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ISBN-13:
9781610391030
ISBN-10:
1610391039
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
English
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Page Count:
304
Carton Quantity:
24
Product Dimensions:
5.40 x 0.80 x 8.50 inches
Weight:
0.85 pound(s)
Feature Codes:
Bibliography,
Index,
Price on Product - Canadian,
Price on Product,
Table of Contents,
Illustrated
Country of Origin:
US
Subject Information
BISAC Categories
Education | Administration - General
Education | Parent Participation
Education | Schools - Levels - Early Childhood (Incl. Preschool & Kinder
Dewey Decimal:
371.210
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While parents work longer hours for less and the costs of childcare, healthcare, and college skyrocket, the share of the U.S. budget spent on kids has fallen 22 percent since 1960. In Kids First, policy expert David Kirp issues a visionary call for renewing, revamping, and reenergizing public support for children, and offers inspiring, on-the-ground accounts of five big cradle-to-college initiatives that can change the arc of all children's lives.
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