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Most early education watchers know that research shows lots of exciting benefits to investing in high-quality pre-K programs. In published today, I explore whether pre-K might also be useful for progressives disillusioned with today’s political currents:

The dysfunction of our public institutions is particularly staggering in light of the size and gravity of our problems. For instance, while Congress struggles to decide over how much austerity to impose on our discretionary spending, the  ranks among the highest of all developed nations.  American children is growing up in poverty today. And that number probably misrepresents the degree to which American children are struggling:  qualified for free or reduced lunch in 2011. Yet our tax revenues () remain amongst the developed world’s lowest.

High child poverty and little willingness to raise public revenue to address it? That would be reason enough to get cynical. But I think pessimist progressives are wrong.