Long-term effects of head start on low-income children

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1136, Issue , 2008, Pages 257-268

  Ludwig, Jens ^a,b   Phillips, Deborah A ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Early childhood education; Early childhood interventions; Head start; Poverty

Indexed keywords

CHILDHOOD; COGNITION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GOVERNMENT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MORTALITY; OUTCOME OF EDUCATION; PARENT; POVERTY; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; REVIEW; SCALE UP; SOCIAL WELFARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 45549087524     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1196/annals.1425.005     Document Type: Review

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