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Large-Scale Early Education Linked to Higher Living Standards and Crime Prevention 25 Years Later

ScienceDaily (June 10, 2011) — High-quality early education has a strong, positive impact well into adulthood, according to research led by Arthur Reynolds, co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative and professor of child development, and Judy Temple, a professor in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. The study is the longest follow-up ever of an established large-scale early childhood program.

In the study published June 9 in the journal Science, Reynolds and Temple (with co-authors Suh-Ruu Ou, Irma Arteaga, and Barry White) report on more than 1,400 individuals whose well-being has been tracked for as much as 25 years. Those who had participated in an early childhood program beginning at age 3 showed higher levels of educational attainment, socioeconomic status, job skills, and health insurance coverage as well as lower rates of substance abuse, felony arrest, and incarceration than those who received the usual early childhood services...

If only for selfish reasons adults should educate an care for ALL children in society simply so their own children have a better future will lower crime overall.

The critical importance of early education, socialisation and moral guidance is discovered yet again!

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Large-Scale Early Education Linked to Higher Living Standards and Crime Prevention 25 Years Later

ScienceDaily (June 10, 2011) — High-quality early education has a strong, positive impact well into adulthood, according to research led by Arthur Reynolds, co-director of the Human Capital Research Collaborative and professor of child development, and Judy Temple, a professor in the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota. The study is the longest follow-up ever of an established large-scale early childhood program.

In the study published June 9 in the journal Science, Reynolds and Temple (with co-authors Suh-Ruu Ou, Irma Arteaga, and Barry White) report on more than 1,400 individuals whose well-being has been tracked for as much as 25 years. Those who had participated in an early childhood program beginning at age 3 showed higher levels of educational attainment, socioeconomic status, job skills, and health insurance coverage as well as lower rates of substance abuse, felony arrest, and incarceration than those who received the usual early childhood services...

If only for selfish reasons adults should educate an care for ALL children in society simply so their own children have a better future will lower crime overall.

The critical importance of early education, socialisation and moral guidance is discovered yet again!

Can't get enough of your love baby.  Who knew Barry White was a scientist?