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Cynthia Osborne

Director of the Child and Family Research Partnership at the UT LBJ School

Cynthia Osborne is the director of the Child and Family Research Partnership at the University of Texas' LBJ School of Public Affairs.

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Public Education

Trust the data: Pre-K is good for kids

By Cynthia Osborne, April 30, 2015

As the Legislature continues to debate the future of pre-kindergarten in Texas, new data confirm that investing in early childhood education is good for both students and the state.