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Tach, Laura, Ed.; Dunifon, Rachel, Ed.; Miller, Douglas, Ed. – APA Books, 2020
All children deserve the best possible future. But in this era of increasing economic and social inequality, more and more children are being denied their fair chance at life. This book examines the impact of inequality on children's health and education, and offers a blueprint for addressing the impact of inequality among children in economic,…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Opportunities, Social Differences, Stress Variables
Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Education and Labor. – 1980
This compilation of the oversight hearings of the ninety-sixth congress on federally funded child nutrition programs contains testimonies concerning the possible impact on these programs of a proposed reduction in federal spending for the fiscal year 1980. It was proposed that a reduction in spending be met through legislative changes in existing…
Descriptors: Breakfast Programs, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Reynolds, Arthur J., Ed.; Rolnick, Arthur J., Ed.; Englund, Michelle M., Ed.; Temple, Judy A., Ed. – Cambridge University Press, 2010
"Childhood Programs and Practices in the First Decade of Life" presents research findings on the effects of early childhood programs and practices in the first decade of life and their implications for policy development and reform. Leading scholars in the multidisciplinary field of human development and in early childhood learning…
Descriptors: Achievement Gap, Human Capital, School Readiness, Early Intervention