article_snippet: In America, meanwhile, despite advances in many states, only 40% of 3-year-olds are enrolled.
article_snippet: (Rates do go up for 4- and 5-year-olds, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.)
article_snippet: A Duke University researcher follows 1,420 kids, comparing the lives of those who get the casino money with those who don't.
article_snippet: For the poorest families, a yearly $4,000 payment reduced by 22% the odds that children would commit minor crimes by children late teens.
article_snippet: 1,420 kids were one grade year ahead when researchers checked in with 1,420 kids at 21.
article_snippet: Kids who were lifted out of poverty by the payments saw behavioral problems decrease by 40%.