The April 14 opinion column about preschool investment was very one-sided. Of course an executive director of an organization of school administrators will say that all funding reaps “high returns.” Then why are our school outcomes so abysmal? A study by the Brookings Institute showed widespread “fade out” of advantages of pre-K by second or third grade.
I am not “anti-education.” I just believe that our current model of having kids sit all day in a classroom ignores broader-based developmental needs. And defending a malfunctioning system does our students no good.
— Dan Kosterman
Eagle River
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