Benefits of Universal DC preschool article

[Anonymous]

I don't know if this is a new study but there is quite a bit in this talking about the benefits of DC's preschool programs for women, especially in regard to workforce participation rates in DC.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/9/26/17902864/preschool-benefits-working-mothers-parents

"The full-day, free, universal preschool program in Washington, DC, had a huge impact on the employment of mothers with young children according to new research shared exclusively with Vox by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a progressive think tank. It offers evidence that government investment in providing early childhood education doesn’t just benefit kids, but also women, and potentially, the economy at large."

'The study, authored by CAP senior policy analyst Rasheed Malik, found that after the city implemented its universal preschool program, the share of mothers with children under the age of 5 who participated in the labor force — who were either employed or actively looking for work — increased about 12 percentage points, to 76.4 percent. Ten percentage points can be attributed to the preschool program."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if this is a new study but there is quite a bit in this talking about the benefits of DC's preschool programs for women, especially in regard to workforce participation rates in DC.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/9/26/17902864/preschool-benefits-working-mothers-parents

"The full-day, free, universal preschool program in Washington, DC, had a huge impact on the employment of mothers with young children according to new research shared exclusively with Vox by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a progressive think tank. It offers evidence that government investment in providing early childhood education doesn’t just benefit kids, but also women, and potentially, the economy at large."

'The study, authored by CAP senior policy analyst Rasheed Malik, found that after the city implemented its universal preschool program, the share of mothers with children under the age of 5 who participated in the labor force — who were either employed or actively looking for work — increased about 12 percentage points, to 76.4 percent. Ten percentage points can be attributed to the preschool program."

And yet my charter feels cool shaming working moms.

[Anonymous]

Which charter shames working mother’s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Ones that schedule lots of events during the school day so the children can present their work at the end of units.

Not just charters. Also DCPS schools that love a publishing party.

[Anonymous]

PP, honestly , do you really need to attend each “publishing party”. Why not just have the teacher scan you DD’s personal work, ask the teacher to add a picture of the class “publishing party” to the weekly email blast and then have a small celebratory dinner at home?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Lamb also does

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Lamb also does

Wait a minute, how? Not at all. Literally there is like one event every few months during working hours. I was just thinking how I'm glad my school doesn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if this is a new study but there is quite a bit in this talking about the benefits of DC's preschool programs for women, especially in regard to workforce participation rates in DC.

https://www.vox.com/identities/2018/9/26/17902864/preschool-benefits-working-mothers-parents

"The full-day, free, universal preschool program in Washington, DC, had a huge impact on the employment of mothers with young children according to new research shared exclusively with Vox by the Center for American Progress (CAP), a progressive think tank. It offers evidence that government investment in providing early childhood education doesn’t just benefit kids, but also women, and potentially, the economy at large."

'The study, authored by CAP senior policy analyst Rasheed Malik, found that after the city implemented its universal preschool program, the share of mothers with children under the age of 5 who participated in the labor force — who were either employed or actively looking for work — increased about 12 percentage points, to 76.4 percent. Ten percentage points can be attributed to the preschool program."

And yet my charter feels cool shaming working moms.

For goodness sake, it is not about you. At all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Ones that schedule lots of events during the school day so the children can present their work at the end of units.

Not just charters. Also DCPS schools that love a publishing party.

It’s amazing you can even hold down a job if you think holding events during the schoolday shames working mothers.

Also: privileged much that you don’t have to work nights or weekends or multiple jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Ones that schedule lots of events during the school day so the children can present their work at the end of units.

Not just charters. Also DCPS schools that love a publishing party.

I disagree that having events during school hours is "shaming working mothers."

As a working mom, I find it frustrating that many events occur during school hours while I am at work. However, I recognize that school assemblies and presentations are most logically scheduled during school hours. I don't think that my DCPS does this to shame any parent and certainly at our school, as many parents would be inconvenienced by events that occur in the evening since a 9-5 schedule is not the norm for our working parents at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Ones that schedule lots of events during the school day so the children can present their work at the end of units.

Not just charters. Also DCPS schools that love a publishing party.

I disagree that having events during school hours is "shaming working mothers."

As a working mom, I find it frustrating that many events occur during school hours while I am at work. However, I recognize that school assemblies and presentations are most logically scheduled during school hours. I don't think that my DCPS does this to shame any parent and certainly at our school, as many parents would be inconvenienced by events that occur in the evening since a 9-5 schedule is not the norm for our working parents at all.

9-5 is still a norm if not everyone. but, our school has almost nothing scheduled for parents during the school day. I think if your school wants to, it's ok but things like PTO meetings and important events for parents (informative as well as parties) should be outside school hours.

just to further derail this thread on a great article.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Ones that schedule lots of events during the school day so the children can present their work at the end of units.

Not just charters. Also DCPS schools that love a publishing party.

I disagree that having events during school hours is "shaming working mothers."

As a working mom, I find it frustrating that many events occur during school hours while I am at work. However, I recognize that school assemblies and presentations are most logically scheduled during school hours. I don't think that my DCPS does this to shame any parent and certainly at our school, as many parents would be inconvenienced by events that occur in the evening since a 9-5 schedule is not the norm for our working parents at all.

9-5 is still a norm if not everyone. but, our school has almost nothing scheduled for parents during the school day. I think if your school wants to, it's ok but things like PTO meetings and important events for parents (informative as well as parties) should be outside school hours.

just to further derail this thread on a great article.

Still a meaningful difference between scheduling events at times that are convenient for parents and "shaming working mothers."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Which charter shames working mother’s?

Ones that schedule lots of events during the school day so the children can present their work at the end of units.

Not just charters. Also DCPS schools that love a publishing party.

I disagree that having events during school hours is "shaming working mothers."

As a working mom, I find it frustrating that many events occur during school hours while I am at work. However, I recognize that school assemblies and presentations are most logically scheduled during school hours. I don't think that my DCPS does this to shame any parent and certainly at our school, as many parents would be inconvenienced by events that occur in the evening since a 9-5 schedule is not the norm for our working parents at all.

9-5 is still a norm if not everyone. but, our school has almost nothing scheduled for parents during the school day. I think if your school wants to, it's ok but things like PTO meetings and important events for parents (informative as well as parties) should be outside school hours.

just to further derail this thread on a great article.

Still a meaningful difference between scheduling events at times that are convenient for parents and "shaming working mothers."

It depends. But one thing I love about DC: the default is, mothers work. So most schedules for kid activities revolve around that reality, especially at school. I can now justifiably partly thank universal PK for that.

[Anonymous]

Yes most classroom events are in the morning, immediately following drop off. The only ones that aren’t are one offs

[Anonymous]

Our school tries to alternate meetings and events so that some are in the morning, some right after school, and some in the evening. People have completely different work hours and no on time would accommodate everyone.

Anyway- great article!