Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution wondered why “children who participated in Tennessee’s statewide pre-K program had worse attitudes toward school and poorer work habits than children who didn’t.” Haskins co-authored a policy brief (entitled…
Topic: early childhood development
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More Pre-K Education and Neuroscience
Pre-K education has been a large part of the Obama administration’s educational efforts, but does it have a lasting effect? Jack Shonkoff, a Harvard University professor in public health, made the case that early education…