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Study: Pre-K Investment Pays Off With Higher Incomes, Reduced Crime

from National Public Radio
February 14, 2013

On Thursday, President Obama unveiled some of the details of his proposal for universal pre-K education. Robert Siegel talks with University of Chicago economist James Heckman, who's studied the benefits to society of early intervention.

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  • All Things Considered, February 14, 2013
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