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Strengthening Families, Strengthening Our Economy The economic benefits of pre – Kindergarten

October 17, 2014 /

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Bear Paw Development Corporation is a private non-profit organization created for the purpose of administering programs to help improve regional economic conditions in Hill, Blaine, Liberty, Chouteau and Phillips Counties and the Fort Belknap and Rocky Boy's Indian Reservations.

Investing now in kids and families
will strengthen Montana’s children and families, our
communities, and the state’s economy.
Quality, public pre
–
K
help
s
parents work, reduc
es
education costs, increas
es
future earnings of participants, and
reduces
the state’s spending on
corrections
.

Montana is currently one of only eight states not
inves
ting
in its youngest learners.
A high quality,
public pre
–
K program will make us more com
petitive among neighboring states, benefit taxpayers
,
and enhance economic vitality

http://www.montanabudget.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Economic-Benefits-of-PreK_FINAL.pdf