Browsing by Author "Ludwig, Jens"

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    • Investing in Our Future : The Evidence Base on Preschool Education 

      Yoshikawa, Hirozaku; Weiland, Christina; Brooks-Gunn, Jeanne; Burchinal, Margaret R.; Espinosa, Linda M.; Gormley, William T.; Ludwig, Jens; Magnuson, Katherine A.; Phillips, Deborah; Zaslow, Martha J. (Society for Research in Child Development, 2013-10)
      The Research reviews rigorous evidence on why early skills matter, which children benefit from preschool, the short- and long-term effects of preschool programs on children’s school readiness and life outcomes, the importance ...

    • The (Surprising) Efficacy of Academic and Behavioral Intervention with Disadvantaged Youth : Results from a Randomized Experiment in Chicago 

      Cook, Philip J.; Dodge, Kenneth; Farkas, George; Fryer, Roland G., Jr.; Guryan, Jonathan; Ludwig, Jens; Mayer, Susan; Pollack, Harold; Steinberg, Laurence (National Bureau of Economic Research, 2014-01)
      There is growing concern that improving the academic skills of disadvantaged youth is too difficult and costly, so policymakers should instead focus either on vocationally oriented instruction for teens or else on early ...