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January 22, 2014 Local Banking
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By Bonnie Dumanis, San Diego County District Attorney
Leaders in the Assembly and Senate have introduced the Kindergarten Readiness Act (SB 837), which would expand and streamline our early education programs in order to more effectively serve young children in California. The legislation would provide at least one year of transitional kindergarten to all 4-year-olds; low-income children would be eligible for two years. The bill is certainly a step in the right direction. Children who participate in high-quality early education programs are much more likely to graduate from high school, which in turn, decreases their likelihood of criminal involvement. In fact, one study found that kids left out of one quality preschool program were 39% more likely to go to jail or prison than participating children from similar backgrounds. Unfortunately, the American Institute for Research estimates only 41% of eligible low-income 3- and 4-year-olds in San Diego County are enrolled in federal and state-funded preschool programs. And only a quarter of all 4-year-olds are currently eligible for transitional kindergarten. Researchers estimate that, if we could increase graduation rates by 10 percentage points, murders and assaults would fall by 20%. This could ultimately prevent 15 murders and more than 1,500 aggravated assaults in San Diego County each year, simply by graduating more students. Our current system leaves too many children failing in school, turning to crime, and winding up in prison - all at a huge cost to California taxpayers. According to Fight Crime: Invest in Kids, a research-based organization that I am proud to be a part of, increasing our investment in high-quality early education could save $1.1 billion per year by reducing the prison population by 13,000 prisoners. Economists estimate that every dollar invested in early education provides up to $16 in benefits overall, not only in reduced crime but from reduced use of special education, increased graduation rates, higher income levels, and the resulting increase in tax revenues. All of this research confirms what we’ve learned from
experience: the earlier we intervene, the better off our children will fare in the long run. Instead of relying just on arrests and incarceration, we need to focus upstream and help create early learners who take pride in becoming strong students. 2014 is poised to be a momentous year for early childhood education – both at the state and federal levels. In California, early education for all 4-year-olds will lead more kids to success in school, increase high school graduation rates, and save taxpayers millions of dollars for years to come. The path is clear: investing in early childhood education is the safest, most secure path towards the future.
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Postal Increases Coming Following is a summary of some of the Postal increases likely to affect small businesses. Letters and Postcards Regular 1st class letter stamps, such as the Forever stamp, will increase from 46 to 49 cents. A single stamp covers a one ounce letter (typically 4 to 5 sheets of paper plus an envelope). Additional ounces will cost a penny more, at 21 cents each. Postcard rates also go up a penny, to 34 cents. Bulk mail rates and the cost of mailing periodicals such as magazines, will go up by 6%. Packages Packages will see a number of increases: First class package rate (used for domestic mail up to 13 ounces) goes up an average of 5%. For instance, there’s a flat rate for the first 3 ounce, and it goes up 24 cents, to $1.93. Media mail rate (used for books, DVDs and CDs) goes up an average of 6.3%. Most flat rate Priority remains the same. One exception is the large flat rate box, which goes up 60 cents. Priority Express (formerly called Express mail) will increase on average 3%. There will also be a new option for 10:30 am delivery, costing an extra $5 — so if it absolutely must get there by the morning, you now have this option as long as you are willing to pay extra. In a few sizes, Priority Express package rates and Priority Regional box rates may actually go down slightly. But taken as a whole, the rates are increasing. The rates for packages are complex. Stamps.com has a good series of charts showing various increases and decreases. Back in September the Postal Service requested the rate hikes as “exigent” (emergency) continued on page 8
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