Oregon Statutes - Chapter 329 - Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century; Educational Improvement and Reform - Section 329.153 - Policy on prevention and cost-effective programs and strategies.

(1) It is the policy of the Legislative Assembly that programs and strategies that can substantiate a claim to prevention and cost-effectiveness be of high priority.

(2) The Legislative Assembly finds that dollars invested in quality programs, such as the Head Start program after which the Oregon prekindergarten is modeled, return the costs thereof several times over in costs saved in the areas of remedial education, corrections and human services. [Formerly 336.005]

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