From birth to school: Early childhood initiatives and third-grade outcomes in North Carolina

Journal of Policy Analysis and Management

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 162-187

  Ladd, Helen F ^a   Muschkin, Clara G ^a   Dodge, Kenneth A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 84889690545     PISSN: 02768739     EISSN: 15206688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pam.21734     Document Type: Article

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