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Schochet, Owen N.; Padilla, Christina M. – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2022
Head Start (HS) is our nation's largest two-generation program that provides early education services to children and a variety of family support services that may promote economic wellbeing. Yet, no prior research has documented or described the effects of HS on parental earnings. We explore whether the program promotes parental earnings on…
Descriptors: Federal Programs, Low Income Students, Social Services, Employed Parents
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Elise Chor; P. Lindsay Chase-Lansdale; Teresa Eckrich Sommer; Terri Sabol; Lauren Tighe; Jeanne Brooks-Gunn; Hirokazu Yoshikawa; Amanda Morris; Christopher King – Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness, 2024
Increasingly, parents of young children need postsecondary credentials to compete in the labor market and meet basic family needs. This study uses a quasi-experimental design to examine the effects of Career"Advance," a two-generation education intervention that offers postsecondary career training in healthcare for parents paired with…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Parents, Young Children, Federal Programs