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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Investments in Early Childhood Education as a Means for Deficit Reduction in Illinois
A short summary of how early childhood education can strengthen the economy. It includes Illinois-specific data.
