#794: Universal pre-K seems imminent. Should we celebrate? - 11/4/21

<p>On this week’s podcast, Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at the Heritage Foundation, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss what the Democrats&apos; still-in-the-works “social infrastructure” bill may mean for pre-K and childcare. On the Research Minute, Amber Northern examines how differences in parental beliefs across socioeconomic backgrounds affect educational inequities.</p><p><b>Amber&apos;s Research Minute:</b></p><p>John A. List, Julie Pernaudet, and Dana Suskind, &quot;<a href='https://www.nber.org/papers/w29394'>It All Starts with Beliefs: Addressing the Roots of Educational Inequities by Shifting Parental Beliefs</a>,&quot; NBER Working Paper #29394 (October 2021). </p><p>Have questions or feedback about the podcast? Email <a href='mailto:penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org'>penamorado@fordhaminstitute.org</a>.</p>