Which of the Following Was Cited by Zigler and His

question 169

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was cited by Zigler and his colleagues as evidence supporting universal preschool in the United States?

• A) It is more important to improve preschool education for young children who are disadvantaged than to fund preschool education for all 4-year-old children.
• B) The quality of homeschooling has often been found to be of questionable quality.
• C) Research has proven that the gains attributed to preschool and kindergarten education are often overstated.
• D) Universal preschool would bring billions of dollars of cost savings because of a diminished need for remedial and justice services.

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Definitions:

Poisson Distribution

A probability theory used to predict the likelihood of various events happening over a specified period, assuming the events are rare and independent.