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Early education helps shape future
News, Ruth Shapiro, Published on 15/07/2024
» During the first five years of a child's life, the brain increases 300% in size but more importantly, the neural connections which allow the brain to function increase even more. During the crucial first three years, synaptic linkages surge from zero to 1,000 trillion, far more than at any other time in life. One can therefore make the case that supporting early brain development is one of the most critical investments a society can make. In fact, Nobel Laureate James Heckman found that there is a positive 13% return on investment for early childhood education programmes.
Civilian resistance needs West's help, not silence
News, Ruth Pollard, Published on 28/06/2023
» Winning the hearts and minds of fellow citizens is a key pillar of any armed resistance.
Adidas Explores Sale of Reebok
Business, Ruth Bender, Published on 16/12/2020
» Adidas AG on Monday said it was reviewing the future of Reebok and might sell the U.S. fitness brand -- a business it had spent years trying to revamp and that could now fetch several billion dollars, according to analysts.
Time to let non-violent drug offenders out of jail
Oped, Fernando Henrique Cardoso & Ruth Dreifuss & Helen Clark, Published on 18/04/2020
» Outdated criminal and correctional laws are threatening the lives of over 1.6 million people incarcerated for non-violent offences. Countries are failing to meet their basic needs and rights. They are also depriving societies of a vital workforce. By releasing people incarcerated for non-violent offences in order to control the Covid-19 pandemic in prisons, authorities in very different parts of the world are implicitly admitting that the drug sentences were unnecessarily harsh and disproportionate, and that many incarcerated people could have lived through better alternatives than prison to pay their duty to society -- if any.