We're watching the debate, and I was cheering for Obama's statement about increasing funding for early childhood education, (not making a political statement here, just cheering for my kids,) I thought of this quote that a friend of mine who is working on her doctorate in Child, Family, and School Psychology (or something along those lines,) sent me from her reading.
"...up to half the achievement gap assessed in school age exists before children begin kindergarten."
I don't have the source, but isn't that incredible to think about?