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Early childhood education benefits both kids, taxpayers, study says
- 02-04-2011
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By Liz Szabo, USA Today
Investing in early childhood education can yield impressive economic benefits — both for children and taxpayers, according to a National Institutes of Health study that followed participants until age 26. Each dollar spent on Chicago-based, federally funded Child-Parent Centers generates $4 to $11 in return, both because children finished high school or college, earning more than their peers, and also because participants were less likely to be held back, arrested, depressed, involved with drugs or sick, the study says. That's up to an 18% annual rate of return, says Arthur Reynolds, a professor at the University of Minnesota and lead author of the study, published today in Child Development. The program, which has involved more than 100,000 low-income families since 1967, includes features such as heavy parental involvement and education, meals, health services and home visiting, Reynolds says. (more...)
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