Socioeconomic status is a major predictor of educational achievement. This systematic
review and meta-analysis seeks to identify effective academic interventions for elementary …

The foundations for successful child development are established in early childhood. Two
main policy approaches for strengthening these foundations have been subsidized …

" Across diverse disciplines, the term resilience is appearing more and more often. However,
while each discipline has developed theory and models to explain the resilience of the …

That prenatal events can have life-long consequences is now well established.
Nevertheless, research on the fetal origins hypothesis is flourishing and has expanded to …

Children's skill levels in language, mathematics, literacy, self-regulation, and social–
emotional adjustment at kindergarten entry are believed to play an important role in …

Some environmental influences, including intentional interventions, have shown persistent
effects on psychological characteristics and other socially important outcomes years and …

In this study, we evaluate how an expansion of Medicaid coverage for pregnant women and
infants affected the adult outcomes of individuals who gained access to coverage in utero …

This article compares early childhood enrichment programs that promote social mobility for
disadvantaged children within and across generations. Instead of conducting a standard …

This paper examines the impact of the iconic Perry Preschool Project on the children and
siblings of the original participants. The children of treated participants have fewer school …

We compare the adult outcomes of cohorts who were differentially exposed to policy-
induced changes in Head Start and K–12 spending, depending on place and year of birth …