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An analysis of new data from the pioneering Perry Preschool Program shows that quality early childhood enrichment programs can improve life outcomes for participants well into middle-age—and outcomes for their children. Jorge Luis García, James J. Heckman and Victor Ronda analyzed the latest data sweep of Perry Preschool participants, now age 54, which includes data on the life experiences of their children, now adults in their late 20s.

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