In This World Ranking, We Are #24 by dianeravitch

v The Economist magazine has published a major international survey of early childhood education. The survey establishes the importance of early childhood education, which is supported by extensive research. It says: "This Index assumes that all  children, regardless of their background,  legal status and ability to pay, have a right to  affordable, quality preschool provision." Then, it ranks 45 nations by their provision of early childhood education. The United States is #24, tied with the United Arab Emirates. Can we expect to see editorials across the U.S. about this shockingly poor performance? Can we expect to see a Hollywood film--documentary or fictionalized--about this shameful statistic? Will we soon hear reformers insisting that all three- and four-year-olds should be able to participate in a high-quality program that has well-prepared and credentialed teachers and small class sizes? Now that's a reform movement we could all support.