Of What Value Is the Education of a Young Child?

Just started reading a great NYT article on the importance, economic and otherwise, of young children. The Case for the $320,000 Kindergarten Teacher reports the results of a new study that goes beyond previous studies that indicate that the effect of high-quality early childhood education washes out of test score results by high school. The new study confirms the earlier result in terms of test scores, but also looks at broader economic measures of well-being, such as a child's health or adult earnings.