Free preschool for needy kids. Studies show that kids who are not prepared for kindergarten will fall further and further behind as they proceed through their education. These are the kids that are teenage mothers, are unemployed, are in jail, and on welfare. Here's the link...

https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ed366433

Free preschool is an investment in the futures of our children and grandchildren that pays for itself. Here's a quote from that study.

"Study findings at age 27 as reported in these chapters indicate that the preschool participants have significantly higher earnings, rates of home ownership, and levels of schooling, as well as significantly fewer arrests and social service interventions, than a control group of non-preschool participants. Cost-benefit analysis revealed that, over the lifetimes of the participants, the preschool program returned to the public an estimated $7.16 for every dollar spent."