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Attending preschool at age 4 makes children significantly more likely to go to college, according to an empirical study led by an MIT economist. The study examines children who attended public ...

Quality preschools help students race ahead of their peers in math and English skills by a about a third of a year's worth learning, a 2013 compilation of the findings from 84 studies of city and ...

Depression can strike at any age, even among preschoolers, researchers report. And if it does strike, the odds are that the disorder will recur throughout childhood, a new study shows. The study found ...

Washington Is Fighting the Wrong Battle on Health-Care Costs Can a California Billionaire Spend His Way into the Governor’s Mansion? Audio By Carbonatix Researchers fail, once again, to find ...