KPIX CBS Evening News With Norah ODonnell October 22, 2021 22:39:00
Stevens. washington, d.c. has one of the most robust pre-k programs in the country. >> 85% to 90% of brain development occurs by the time children are ageiv they are taking in so much information. >> reporter: research shows that kids who get even one year of pre-k are more likely to graduate from high school and go to college. >> kids are more likely to enroll in honors courses. >> reporter: one study, coauthored by georgetown's bill gormley, found pre-k kids in tulsa did better years later on math tests. >> the effects are stronger for disadvantaged children, and the effects are somewhat str...