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[–] SkepticalButOpenMinded 2 points 1 year ago

Funding these sorts of public services often pay for themselves. Early intervention can completely change a child's course cognitively, academically and socially. The lost human potential is tragic, but even from the perspective of cold dollars, it's penny wise pound foolish.