NYU Study Uncovers Connections Between Early Childhood Programs and Teenage Outcomes
(World News Science)

A new study published in PLOS ONE by researchers from New York University`s Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development examined the long-term impacts of an early childhood program called the Chicago School Readiness Project (CSRP) and found evidence suggesting that the program positively affected children`s executive function and academic achievement during adolescence. The program targeted children`s self-regulation skills while also raising the quality of inner-city Head Start classrooms serving high-risk neighborhoods in Chicago. Researchers have...