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Carson City DA: Early education pays dividends
Nevada spends more than $300 million a year on corrections, and advocates for children believe there's a way to reduce that number by funding early learning programs.
Carson City District Attorney Neil Rombardo cites a Michigan study that found at-risk children were five times more likely to be in the criminal justice system in their 20s if they had not been in a high-quality preschool. At present, Rombardo says, Nevada only provides preschool funding for about 1,000 kids in the entire state. Click here to read the full story filed by Mike Clifford of Public News Service.