New research suggests that early investments in children's education can have benefits that last for more than one generation. Angela Hsieh hide caption
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A kindergarten teacher in Jerusalem stands with students as they listen to sirens that played nationwide on Thursday to commemorate Holocaust Remembrance Day. This year, a new national Holocaust curriculum is being fully implemented in kindergarten. Ellen Krosney for NPR hide caption
A group of mothers and infants celebrate a recent graduation from the Harlem Children's Zone Baby College program. Marty Lipp/Courtesy of Harlem Children's Zone hide caption
Julie Byard, head of a Detroit nursery, tells children stories and sings them songs prior to their afternoon nap in 1942. AP hide caption
U.S. Once Had Universal Child Care, But Rebuilding It Won't Be Easy
Francis Csedrik remembers details of being bonked hard on the head when he was 4, and having to go to the emergency room. Meg Vogel/NPR hide caption
Teacher Denise Severing leads a math lesson at a Head Start school in Woodbourne, New York. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption