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Does Tap Water Improve Children’s Cognitive Development?

July 27, 2021July 27, 2021 admin children, cognitive abilities, early childhood, water, wellness

Diseases associated with poor access to tap water are among the leading causes of death in children under five. Less

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Reading growth with text-messaging
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Text-Messaging Parents Can Help Kids Learn to Read—Especially If the Curriculum Is Personalized and Differentiated

February 25, 2019 admin children, early childhood, education, parenting

Educational interventions based on behavioral economics principles have shown promise for combatting some of the persistent disparities in education outcomes.

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Sample Ready4K texts
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Text-Messaging Program READY4K! Supports Early Literacy Development in the Home

February 25, 2019March 6, 2019 admin children, early childhood, education, parenting

Racial and socioeconomic gaps in academic achievement begin early in life, with large gaps in skills present by the time

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When the Fire Goes Out, Children Face Lasting Effects: Evidence from the Indonesian Forest Fires

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 admin children, early childhood, pollution, wellness

Recent devastating wildfires have drawn attention to how climate change is expected to make weather phenomena more unpredictable and wildfires

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Study: Program with Tablets and Texts Improves Family Reading Time

August 22, 2018April 16, 2019 admin children, early childhood, education, parenting

“Tablets and texts nudge parents to read to kids” describes a new JHR-published study aimed at finding ways to help

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Higher quality interactions between caregivers and children in daycare improve child development

August 10, 2018June 2, 2020 admin children, early childhood, education

Although there is a rich body of evidence on the effects of preschool or daycare attendance, especially for the United

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Preschool and Parents’ Reactions in a Developing Country: Evidence from a School Construction Experiment in Cambodia

January 29, 2018January 29, 2018 admin children, development, early childhood, education, parenting

Studies from low-, middle-, and high-income countries show that children brought up in a more favorable early environment benefit in

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Head Start impact
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Head Start’s Long-Run Impact

December 15, 2017December 15, 2017 admin children, early childhood, education, poverty

Because experiences in early childhood are known to influence child development, preschool programs are often viewed as policy interventions with

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