"A new body of research shows that the social and emotional skills that children gain, or don't gain, before they enter kindergarten has a profound effect on their life trajectory — academically, economically and socially....
"Columbia Public Schools Superintendent Chris Belcher has said by ensuring that every child is ready for kindergarten, schools can help close the academic achievement gap between low-income, predominantly minority students and their peers from more affluent families....
"In a September 2012 article, "Promoting Social Mobility" in the Boston Review, University of Chicago economist James Heckman wrote that high ACE scores among children from low-income families are really a reflection of high ACE scores among children who come from nonnurturing environments...."
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