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On the recordMarch 16, 2010
I don't know how we can expect kids to do well in school if the first 4 or 5 years of their lives, they don't have their intellectual or emotional needs addressed.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Emphasizing the importance of early childhood development for educational success.

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