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...more likely to display better language skills and have better short-term memory. In an effort to keep half of America's workforce from running screaming from their offices, TIME.com asked two experts in early childhood development and education to help us interpret this study's findings. Steven Barnett, professor of education and director of the center for early childhood education at Rutgers University and Maurice Elias, a professor of psychology at Rutgers and the co-author of "Emotionally Intelligent Parenting," spoke with TIME.com Thursday...
...Barnett: Not particularly - this is not the first time we've heard this story. There was research 10 or 20 years ago that said the same thing: When you look at a kindergarten class, kids who spent time in day care have more behavior problems. And that may not be such a strange result, if you think about it: It's possible that the kids who've had a lot of experience in this kind of group setting tend to push the newbies around. Then, once the new kids get acclimated, the problem dissipates. Remember: This particular study looks...
...Barnett: We should all take this seriously to the extent that research repeatedly shows that quality child care is critical, that child care focusing on moral and social development is extremely important. And we have very little of that kind of care in this country...
...Barnett: We know what works for kids, what's good for them: Well-paid, well-trained teachers in a stimulating and educational environment. But we're unwilling to invest in developing that kind of system...
ARRESTED. JAMES KOPP, 46, radical anti-abortion activist on the FBI's 10-most-wanted list; for the 1998 shooting death of New York abortion doctor Barnett Slepian; at a post office in Dinan, France. Kopp was on the run for two years. In the U.S., he could face the death penalty, but his arrest in France may complicate prosecution. French law prohibits extradition of foreign nationals to countries where they can be sentenced to death...