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  • Long-Term Gains: Pre-K Programs Lead to Furthered Education Later in Life

    Abigail Fagan

    March 22, 2018 |

    Scientific American |

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    Response Location: United States, Chicago, Illinois

    Child-Parent Centers (CPCs), Chicago-based early care education programs serving low-income children, opened their doors in 1967. A recent study of over 1,500 kids shows that students who enrolled in a CPC, which encourages full family involvement, were 47 percent and 41 percent more likely to go on to obtain an associate’s and bachelor’s degree respectively. Now, the study lead says, the question is “How do we implement these high-quality and highly effective programs at the state and national levels so all children have access regardless of their zip code?”

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