"Business Leaders' Summit on Early Childhood Education meets in Missoula," Missoulian, May 28, 2014.
A report by the Montana Budget and Policy Center found that a universal program would begin paying for itself in nine years and cost $88 million a year to run once fully phased in. By 2050, the costs are estimated at $212 million, far less than the $1.7 billion in anticipated benefits.
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