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THE ECONOMICS OF EDUCATION PUBLIC BENEFITS OF HIGH-QUALITY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FOR LOW-INCOME CHILDREN Prepared for the Entergy Corp. October 30, 2002 JERROLD OPPENHEIM THEO MACGREGOR 57 Middle Street Gloucester, Massachusetts 01930-5736 +1 (978) 283-0897 Fax +1 (978) 283-0957 JerroldOpp@DemocracyAndR TheoMacG@ TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1 Purpose of this Paper 3 Current State of Education for Children in the Entergy States 4 High-Quality Preschool Education: What does it mean? 8 BENEFITS 11 Reduction in Crime 11 Increase in High School Graduation Rates 12 Increas