Does Going to School with Immigrant Children Impair Learning?
As immigration continues to dominate political debates, a growing number of policymakers and citizens are concerned that the presence of
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Text-Messaging Parents Can Help Kids Learn to Read—Especially If the Curriculum Is Personalized and Differentiated
Educational interventions based on behavioral economics principles have shown promise for combatting some of the persistent disparities in education outcomes.
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Text-Messaging Program READY4K! Supports Early Literacy Development in the Home
Racial and socioeconomic gaps in academic achievement begin early in life, with large gaps in skills present by the time
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When the Fire Goes Out, Children Face Lasting Effects: Evidence from the Indonesian Forest Fires
Recent devastating wildfires have drawn attention to how climate change is expected to make weather phenomena more unpredictable and wildfires
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Having More Siblings Reduces Education Attainment, but Not by Much
Two trends are often observed as a country develops: a decline in family size and a rise in education attainment.
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Unintended Consequences—How Targeting Schools for Special Benefits in France Can Do More Harm Than Good
Compensatory education policies—policies aimed at offsetting educational inequalities between socially and academically disadvantaged children and more advantaged students—are widely used
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Does Parents’ Access to Family Planning Increase Children’s Opportunities? Evidence from the War on Poverty and the Early Years of Title X
For the past several decades, the U.S. government has invested heavily in anti-poverty programs, like the Earned Income Tax Credit
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Is watching TV bad for you? It depends…
Since television was introduced to a large audience around the mid-20th century, its effects have been debated. A widespread concern
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Study: Program with Tablets and Texts Improves Family Reading Time
“Tablets and texts nudge parents to read to kids” describes a new JHR-published study aimed at finding ways to help
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Higher quality interactions between caregivers and children in daycare improve child development
Although there is a rich body of evidence on the effects of preschool or daycare attendance, especially for the United
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