Policy in Perspective from The LBJ School of Public Affairs

Category: Op-Ed Contest

The Gas Pump is No Place for a Child to Play: The case for replacing 12th grade with universal Pre-K

Post author By Salimah Jasani
Post date April 28, 2019
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President Barack Obama delivers remarks on early education and his plan, unveiled in the State of the Union Address, to ensure high-quality preschool for every child, at the Decatur Community Recreation Center in Decatur, Georgia, Feb. 14, 2013. (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson)

This piece is the first prize winner of the 2019 Baines Report Op-Ed Contest. _ It’s the autumn of 1995 in a sleepy East Texas town. The principal of the local preschool stops by the store for groceries, when she notices a young child playing outside by the gas pumps. She rushes to the child’s […]

Tags 12th grade, children, cognitive science, education, federal government, high school, Op-Ed, Pre-K, preschool, research

Immigration Policy Op-Ed Contest

The silent victims of “zero tolerance” immigration policies

Post author By Lynn Murphy
Post date April 26, 2019
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This piece won second place in the 2019 Baines Report Op-Ed Contest. _ Immigrant children with disabilities are suffering neglect and abuse under the hands of the Trump Administration. These children, who require specialized services and treatment, have often been separated from guardians and have been placed in facilities with insufficient oversight. Amid increased reports […]

Tags Autism, Customs and Border Patrol, Department of Health and Human Services, disabilities, HHS, immigrant, immigration, Op-Ed, refugee, special education, Trump, united states