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Report says Montana should do more to promote early education

University of Montana
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A new report produced by the Annie E. Casey Foundation concludes Americans should do more to promote early childhood education.
    The Kids Count policy report titled, "The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation",  points out a child's early years are critically important.

In this interview with Edward O'Brien, Montana Kids Count director, Thale Dillon, says the information a child absorbs during his or her first 8 years of life could have lifelong implications.

O’Brien first landed at Montana Public Radio three decades ago as a news intern while attending the University of Montana School of Journalism. His first career job out of school was covering the 1995 Montana Legislature. When the session wrapped up, O’Brien was fortunate enough to land a full-time position at the station as a general assignment reporter. Feel free to drop him a line at edward.obrien@umt.edu.
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