Free preschool for needy kids. Studies show that kids who are unprepared for kindergarten fall further and further behind in their studies as they progress through school. These are the kids that are teenage mothers,  are unemployed, on welfare, or in jail. By investing in our future for our kids, this program pays for itself.


https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ed366433


"Study findings at age 27 as reported in these chapters indicate that the preschool participants have significantly higher earnings, rates of home ownership, and levels of schooling, as well as significantly fewer arrests and social service interventions, than a control group of non-preschool participants. Cost-benefit analysis revealed that, over the lifetimes of the participants, the preschool program returned to the public an estimated $7.16 for every dollar spent. "