Policy Areas
The Broader Bolder Approach to Education promotes a set of policies that, together, prepare all children to begin school ready to learn, ensure that they are healthy and well fed so that they can learn effectively during the school day, and provide enriching activities that sustain and build on that learning after school hours and over the summer.
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Early Childhood Education
Quality early childhood education prepares children for kindergarten and establishes a strong, rich foundation for later development and learning.
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Comprehensive Strategies
Health and nutrition supports ensure that children come to school immunized, well fed, and without toothaches or acute asthma attacks that prevent them from focusing and learning.
After- and summer-school enrichment provides space to do and help with homework, adult support and mentoring, and the academic, cultural, and recreational activities that are needed to develop creative thinkers, informed voters, and civic leaders.
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School Improvement
Accountability systems support and enhance good teaching and leadership and offer effective ways of identifying excellent teachers to mentor peers and weak teachers who should switch jobs.
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BBA Infographic
10:1 That's Nobel economist James Heckman's estimated return to society from high-quality pre-k programs' help in boosting low-income children's cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and social readiness for school and life. View the full BBA infographic to learn more.
