Chicago Data Bolster Case for Early-Childhood Programs

Young children who took part in an intervention program run by the Chicago public schools continue to benefit from the services well into adulthood, the latest data from a long-range study of the participants shows.

At age 24, the adults had acquired more education and were less likely to have committed crimes than those who did not receive the same level of service, according to the study results released Aug. 6.

In addition, the sample that attended the district’s Child-Parent Centers—which serve preschoolers through 3rd graders—were more likely to have health insurance and be less apt to...