Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) have recently been a key focus in studying early childhood development and its long-term effects on a child’s life. Chronic childhood trauma, or what experts call adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), can disrupt a child's...
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13% Return on Investment in Birth-5 Programs: Economic Gains in Early Childhood Development
Research from Professor James Heckman shows that investing in high-quality birth-to-five programs for children can deliver a 13% per year return on investment. Professor James Heckman is the Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics at the University...
Early Literacy Connection to Incarceration
Illiteracy and crime are connected. The Department of Justice states, “The link between academic failure and delinquency, violence, and crime is welded to reading failure. Over 70% of inmates in America's prisons cannot read above a fourth grade level.” Additional...