Nobel Laureate explains the importance of early education

The U.S. deficit problem is really a child development problem, argues Nobel Laureate James Heckman. In a letter to the congressional “super committee,” Heckman explains that our long term prosperity relies on developing a more skilled workforce, and “deficits in skills in early childhood are perpetuated and magnified throughout life.”

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In other words, our best investments in our economy are through our children. And some of the best investments in children, like early education, are neglected. As the Nobel Laureate himself says, “The facts are clear. Birth to age five are the critical years for developing the foundation of health, cognitive and character skills that produce better education, health and economic outcomes throughout life.”