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Investing in quality pre-K

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Author: 
Barnett, Steve
Format: 
Speech
Publication Date: 
11 Oct 2007

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Impacts of Quality Early Education:

- Increased Educational Success and Adult Productivity
- Achievement test scores
- Special education and grade repetition
- High school graduation
- Behavior problems, delinquency, and crime
- Employment, earnings, and welfare dependency

Decreased Costs to Government:
- Schooling costs
- Social services costs
- Crime costs
- Health care costs (teen pregnancy and smoking)

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