Racial/ethnic differences in effects of welfare policies on early school readiness and later achievement

Applied Developmental Science

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 137-153

  Yoshikawa, Hirokazu ^a   Gassman Pines, Anna ^b   Morris, Pamela A ^c   Gennetian, Lisa A ^d   Godfrey, Erin B ^c  

^a HARVARD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF EDUCATION   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d BROOKINGS INSTITUTION   (United States)

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EID: 77954655698     PISSN: 10888691     EISSN: 1532480X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888691.2010.493068     Document Type: Article

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