Universal pre-kindergarten and after-school programs will indeed "move the inequality needle" as soon as they are implemented: parents who shuttle their 4-year-olds to full-day, public-school programmes and place their kids in safe, enriching classes from 3 to 6pm will save thousands on pre-school tuition or daycare costs and have more time to pursue their careers.
To analyse the effect of a public school odontological programme of fissure sealants on the private demand for restorative dentistry for temporary teeth.
The study was based on a well-run, public, school-based programme and enrolment was almost complete.
Its work in Chicago includes community-driven urban agriculture initiatives, public school gardens, life skills programmes for youth and adults, policy advocacy at the city, state and national level, and deliveries of fresh produce baskets throughout the city.
It is especially bad at early-childhood education, which can have a big influence on results later (see article): only one four-year-old in six in America is in a public pre-school programme.
There are almost 3,000 such chaplains in Australian public schools, and the programme is expanding under the Labor government.
AUSL trains them in a residency programme, then places them in a public school managed by AUSL.
I got on with the people on the Today programme, of whom I think 80% were public school when I joined.
Gatekeeper programmes have been implemented and studied in many populations, including military personnel, clergy, public school staff, peer helpers and clinicians [ 9, 19, 20].
Compare grammar school; public school.
Most attend public school.
