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James Talarico: “High quality universal early childhood education [is needed]…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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Published | Video Starts at 45:33

I think the way to fix that, and this is what I've worked on, the legislature, is High quality universal early childhood education [is needed] for every child, no matter their zip code, no matter their race, no matter how much money their parents make. Because those first thousand days of a child's life, those first three years are the most important in terms of brain development. (45:33–45:43)

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Asserts the need for universal early childhood education regardless of socioeconomic factors.

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