Early Education Leads to Success

09/23/2011

Early Education Leads to Success

Perhaps all the dragons in our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us act, just once, with beauty and courage.
Rainer Maria Rilke, 1875-1926, Austrian poet and writer

A recent study by researchers from the University of Missouri and University of Minnesota shows that urban pre-school programs are vital to the future of many urban children.

In the study, Irma Arteaga, an assistant professor in the Truman School of Public Affairs at the University of Missouri, along with Arthur Reynolds, Judy Temple, Suh-Ruu Ou, and Barry White at the University of Minnesota, examined the long-term success rates of Chicago’s Child-Parent Center Education Program (CPC), and found that low-income children who spent two to six years in the program had higher rates of high school graduation, fewer criminal arrests, reduced instances of substance abuse, and earned more money than children of the same age who did not participate in the program.

Commenting on the results, Artega observed, “Preschool programs are one of the most cost-effective of all social programs; yet only three percent of the $14 billion given to serve low-income children under the 'No Child Left Behind Act' goes to preschool. State and federal policies need to reflect the importance and advantages of early childhood education.”

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