Voices for Children: Rhetoric and Public Policy

by William T. Gormley Jr.

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The United States spends more on programs for the elderly than it does on programs that enhance child development and improve child welfare. Why has public policy neglected the development phase of young Americans' lives not only in substantive dollars spent, but also in program design and implementation? Noted child care and education policy expert William Gormley highlights the portrayal of children's issues in both the mass media and in public...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815724020
• ISBN13: 9780815724025
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Brookings Institution Press
• Length: 210 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"