Anyone looking for upstream solutions to the biggest problems facing America should look to Nobel Prize winning University of Chicago Economics Professor James Heckman's work to understand the great gains to be had by investing in early and equal development of human potential.
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The Heckman Equation
Anyone looking for upstream solutions to the biggest problems facing America should look to Nobel Prize winning University of Chicago Economics Professor James Heckman's work to understand the great gains to be had by investing in early and equal development of human potential.
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InvestInvest in educational and development resources for disadvantaged families to provide equal access to successful early human development. |
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DevelopNurture early development of cognitive and social skills in children from birth to age five. |
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SustainSustain early development with effective education through to adulthood. |
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GainGain a more capable, productive and valuable workforce that pays dividends to America for generations to come. |
Our Funders
The dissemination of Prof. Heckman's work and that of his colleagues within the Pritzker Consortium of Early Childhood Development at the Harris School at the Univ. of Chicago is supported by the J.B. and M.K. Pritzker Family Foundation.
Watch
Watch Professor Heckman in Are We Crazy About Our Kids?, a "pre-release" from the forthcoming documentary series, The Raising of America, which links quality early childhood development to a more prosperous and equitable nation.
See how investing in quality early childhood development can strengthen your state's economy.
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