{"id":1344,"date":"2023-05-22T12:28:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-22T12:28:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/?p=1344"},"modified":"2024-07-09T18:16:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-09T18:16:02","slug":"policy-debate-forum-should-pre-k-be-part-of-public-schools","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/2023\/05\/22\/policy-debate-forum-should-pre-k-be-part-of-public-schools\/","title":{"rendered":"Policy Debate Forum: Should Pre-K be Part of Public Schools?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|0|0px|true|false&#8221; top_divider_color=&#8221;#efefef&#8221; bottom_divider_color=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; bottom_divider_height=&#8221;37px&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_4,1_4&#8243; use_custom_gutter=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;25px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|48px|0px|false|false&#8221; border_color_bottom=&#8221;#e2e2e2&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;20px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1em&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #00529b\"><strong>Monday, May 22nd, 2023<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>2:00pm &#8211; 3:00pm<\/p>\n<p>Norman Hall 2707<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #000000;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"font-family: inherit;font-weight: normal\"><span style=\"color: #1b3664\"><span style=\"color: #1b3664;font-family: inherit;font-weight: normal\"><b>Should Preschool be <\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #1b3664\"><b>Included<\/b><\/span><span style=\"color: #1b3664;font-family: inherit;font-weight: normal\"><b> within the Public K-12 Education System?<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1218 size-medium aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/files\/2022\/02\/ECPCC-Color-Vertical-UF-300x158.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"158\" srcset=\"https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/files\/2022\/02\/ECPCC-Color-Vertical-UF-300x158.png 300w, https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/files\/2022\/02\/ECPCC-Color-Vertical-UF-768x404.png 768w, https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/files\/2022\/02\/ECPCC-Color-Vertical-UF-1030x542.png 1030w, https:\/\/education.ufl.edu\/eprc\/files\/2022\/02\/ECPCC-Color-Vertical-UF-1080x568.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The last several decades have seen numerous pushes from policymakers and advocacy groups to expand the reach of public preschool. The approaches have included calls for universal preschool, the development of state-wide pre-k voucher systems, and federal proposals to expand preschool universally. Part of these policy debates include discussions over how expansions of preschool should be integrated or not into the existing public K-12 system.<\/p>\n<p>In this Policy Debate Forum, Dr. Michael Little (NC State) and Dr. Anna Markowitz (UCLA) will engage in a pro\/con discussion of the relative merits of inclusion of public preschool in the public education system.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/ced.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/michael-little-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Michael Little | College of Education\" width=\"221\" height=\"221\" \/>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.prismic.io\/ucla-seis\/5916082c-e560-43d7-834b-267497e95463_AnnaMarkowitzAMP_2.jpeg?auto=compress,format&amp;rect=7,0,793,991&amp;w=800&amp;h=1000\" alt=\"Anna Markowitz\" width=\"177\" height=\"221\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The last several decades have seen numerous pushes from policymakers and advocacy groups to expand the reach of public preschool. 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