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American RadioWorks documentary: Early Lessons

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Pre-school conversation
Luisa Trapero, right, translates a conversation between Scarlet Ajardo and teacher Laurie Sieve, for 4-year old pre-school student Jonathan Ajardo, center. Trapero works as a Spanish interpreter at Armstrong school in St. James, Minn.
Photo by Jackson Forderer

American RadioWorks documentary: "Early Lessons." The Perry Preschool Project is one of the most famous education experiments of the last 50 years. The study asked a question: Can preschool boost the IQ scores of poor African-American children and prevent them from failing in school? The surprising results are now challenging widely-held notions about what helps people succeed — in school, and in life.