The Benefits of High-Quality Preschool Programs

Posted on 06/14/2011 @ 11:12 AM

A recent editorial in the Chicago Sun Times discusses a study showing that the benefits of preschool pay off well into adulthood. Even when faced with this evidence, we continue to cut spending on early education programs. With such a high return on investment, how come we still don't get it? Send us your thoughts!

Read the full article here.

On NPR's Planet Money, University Chicago economist James Heckman explains how using public funds to pay for poor kids to go to preschool actually lowers the cost to society of courts and crime. Using data from studies like the Perry Preschool Program, Heckman makes the argument for funding early childhood education programs.

Listen to NPR's Friday Podcast: The Case for Preschool