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Barack Obama: Every dollar we invest in early childhood education, we get potentially $10 back in improved reading scores, reduced…

On the recordMarch 25, 2009
Every dollar we invest in early childhood education, we get potentially $10 back in improved reading scores, reduced dropout rates, reduced delinquency rates, and so forth.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois

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Remarks at a Virtual Town Hall Meeting and a Question-and-Answer Session

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