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Direct linkLatham, James David Michael – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Conditional cash transfer (CCT) programs are increasingly being used through the developing world to reduce inequality, break the intergenerational poverty cycle, and build human capital. These programs vary by country but typically make cash transfers conditional upon children meeting certain healthcare and educational standards. While previous…
Descriptors: Human Capital, Developing Nations, Poverty Programs, Grants
Peer reviewedHaig, Tom – Educational Philosophy and Theory, 2014
A major challenge for education policymakers and educators globally is the strong and persistent impact of student socio-economic status (SES) on learning. This is a challenge that will not be addressed solely by school-focused reform. However, one policy initiative that could make a positive difference in this regard, and could bring other…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Educational Policy, Poverty, Poverty Programs
Henderson, Michael B. – Education Next, 2010
Voucher programs and their supporters have had a tough last few years. The Florida Supreme Court declared vouchers in that state unconstitutional in 2006. Three years later, the Arizona Supreme Court did the same. In 2007, voters in Utah handed a resounding defeat to a voucher program there. In 2009, the U.S. Congress refused to continue funding…
Descriptors: Educational Quality, Scholarships, Educational Vouchers, State Legislation
Download full textChild Care Bureau, 2010
"Child Care Helps America Work and Learn" is a new publication produced by the Child Care Bureau. This new series will highlight some of the many Recovery Act-funded child care success stories from communities across the country that illustrate how the Bureau is working toward the shared goal of supporting children and families. This…
Descriptors: Low Income Groups, Child Care, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Ladd, Helen F. – Sanford School of Public Policy, 2011
Current U.S. policy initiatives to improve the U.S. education system, including No Child Left Behind, test-based evaluation of teachers and the promotion of competition, are misguided because they either deny or set to the side a basic body of evidence documenting that students from disadvantaged households on average perform less well in school…
Descriptors: Evidence, Educational Attainment, Disadvantaged, Federal Legislation
Education Week, 2007
"Quality Counts 2007" begins to track state efforts to create seamless education systems from early childhood to the world of work. This special issue of "Education Week" includes the following articles: (1) Improving Children's Chances (Lynn Olson); (2) Spanning a Lifetime (Christopher B. Swanson); (3) Breaking the Cycle of Poverty (Lynn Olson);…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Educational Quality, Academic Achievement, Accountability
