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The First Five Years

The First Five Years: More Benefits of pre-K

By Linnea Anderson
Published February 25, 2015 at 4:13 PM EST

Children enrolled in state-supported pre-Kindergarten programs are less likely to be placed in special education according to a new study by Duke University.

This leads researchers to believe that early childhood education can address developmental delays in children prior to a child enrolling in Kindergarten.

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Linnea Anderson
Linnea Anderson is tenured and talented broadcaster and voice over artist with deep roots in Central Maryland. For years she was co-host of the nightly, Baltimore -based and nationally syndicated Evening Magazine on WJZ-TV. On this half-hour program, Anderson interviewed the likes of George Carlin, Muhammad Ali and Jack Lemmon as well as Baltimoreans of all stripes providing insight and local flavor to her adopted hometown. Prior to that she was a news anchor, reporter and producer in multiple markets including Baltimore, Charleston, WV and Louisville, KY.
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