{"id":986,"date":"2017-07-17T19:44:59","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T19:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cehd.uchicago.edu\/?p=986"},"modified":"2017-07-17T19:44:59","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T19:44:59","slug":"heckman-discusses-investing-in-early-childhood-education-at-aspen-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cehd.uchicago.edu\/?p=986","title":{"rendered":"Heckman Discusses Investing in Early Childhood Education at Aspen Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Professor James Heckman shared recent research on investing in early childhood education at the Aspen Ideas Festival in June. Heckman, who spoke on the Aspen, CO panel alongside entrepreneur Jackie Bezos, discussed ideas for applying his research to social policy.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I want to argue today is that successful programs, successful interventions&#8230;promote social mobility,&#8221; he said. 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