Making the case for early childhood education
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Minnesota is not among the 18 states receiving roughly $1 billion in federal, corporate and foundation grants to expand and improve early childhood education offerings. The recipients are being announced today in connection with a White House Summit on Early Education.
Several Minnesotans will be in attendance at the summit, including Art Rolnick. He is a senior fellow at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs and a former vice president at the Federal Reserve Bank in Minneapolis.
Rolnick says there is mounting evidence that children who attend preschool are healthier, do better in later grades, and are more likely to graduate from high school.
MPR's Cathy Wurzer spoke with Rolnick about early education research and how investments in preschool education pay off.
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