UMD Study Reveals $502K Investment Per Child in the U.S., With Biggest Gaps in Early Childhood
April 01, 2026
April 01, 2026
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 1 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release:
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New UMD Study Reveals $502K Investment Per Child in the U.S., With Biggest Gaps in Early Childhood
A new University of Maryland study, published today in Nature Communications, estimates that the average U.S. child receives an investment of about $502,000 from birth to age 18--with gaps by race, ethnicity and income that are largest before kids enter kinde . . .
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New UMD Study Reveals $502K Investment Per Child in the U.S., With Biggest Gaps in Early Childhood
A new University of Maryland study, published today in Nature Communications, estimates that the average U.S. child receives an investment of about $502,000 from birth to age 18--with gaps by race, ethnicity and income that are largest before kids enter kinde . . .