CME Group Foundation Breakfast Event

Presentation on the Economics of Early Childhood Education

The CME Group Foundation is committed to promoting the educational success and well-being of children, particularly those who are disadvantaged. On February 2, 2009, CME Group Foundation hosted a breakfast event with a presentation on the economics of early childhood education.

University of Chicago Nobel Laureate Economist James Heckman, Ph.D. shared his research on the economic benefits from human capital investments in the very young. Ounce Board Member J.B. Pritzker offered his perspective on the strategic importance of business and philanthropic efforts to ensure that education policies and funding decisions include the first years of a child's life.

Speakers

Professor James Heckman, Ph.D.
Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics
University of Chicago

Diana Mendley Rauner, Ph.D.
Executive Director, Ounce of Prevention Fund

J.B. Pritzker
Managing Partner, The Pritzker Group

Samuel J. Meisels, Harriet Meyer, Dennis Hastert and Senator Jeffrey Schoenberg

University of Chicago Nobel Laureate Economist James Heckman, Ph.D

Robin Steans, Dennis Hastert and Leo Melamed



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