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The Effects of Investing in Early Education on Economic Growth. Policy Brief #153
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Dickens, William T.; Sawhill, Isabel V.; Tebbs, Jeffrey – Brookings Institution, 2006
Many in Congress and the administration have called for new investments in education in order to make the United States more competitive, with President Bush stressing the importance of education in preparing young Americans to "fill the jobs of the 21st century." Yet advocates of early childhood education have only recently stressed the economic…
Descriptors: National Programs, Federal Government, Economic Progress, Preschool Education