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Download full textLove, John M.; Kisker, Ellen Eliason; Ross, Christine M.; Schochet, Peter Z.; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Boller, Kimberly; Paulsell, Diane; Fuligni, Allison Sidle; Berlin, Lisa J. – 2001
Early Head Start began with 68 programs in 1995 and today, almost 650 programs serve some 55,000 low-income families with infants and toddlers. This two-generation program provides high-quality child and family development services, a focus on staff development, and a commitment to community partnerships. A rigorous national evaluation, including…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, Family Programs, Infants, Low Income Groups
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Direct linkLeventhal, Tama; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Developmental Psychology, 2004
Experimental data from the Moving to Opportunity for Fair Housing Demonstration were used to examine (a) if moving from high- to low-poverty neighborhoods (via randomization) was associated with low-income minority children's achievement, grade retention, and suspensions/expulsions; (b) if moving minimized gender differences in these outcomes; and…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, High Risk Students, Adolescents, School Safety
Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne – Society for Research in Child Development, 2003
Portions of this paper were presented at a research briefing, sponsored by the Subcommittee on Human Resources of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means. Results are presented from evaluations of several early intervention programs, all of which provided high quality, center-based early childhood education and…
Descriptors: Early Intervention, At Risk Persons, Young Children, Well Being
