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What could Universal Early Childcare look like?

by throwaway33381 on 8/14/23, 10:42 PM with 61 comments

• by hammock on 8/14/23, 11:04 PM

  If it looks anything like government and union-run public schools, not good.

  For example, Chicago public school teachers get paid more than any other school system in the US (from $60k for a new teacher to $114k for the most experienced) and the schools have some of, if not the worst educational outcomes: in 2019, 1 in 4 7th graders could not read at grade level

• by ta8645 on 8/14/23, 10:56 PM

  It could look a lot like a nuclear family. With a healthy economy that doesn't require both parents to work.

• by s1artibartfast on 8/14/23, 11:37 PM

  It could look like deregulation of child care and simplification of small business registration.

  It could look like a young child income tax credit

• by voz_ on 8/14/23, 11:03 PM

  At one point, I was bombarded by this topic. Reddit, NPR, Twitter, every single voice left leaning voice was beating this drum.

  Why? We didn’t accomplish universal healthcare, women’s rights are under attack, climate change is unaddressed, nazis are growing in boldness and volume.

  We, in the left, have failed in most of our latest crusades (certainly the ones in my life) because the regressive powers are entrenched and organized. Is this really the time to change focus again??