We present the results of a novel early childhood intervention in which disadvantaged 3-4-year- old children were … evaluated a shortened summer version of the program (2 months) in which children were treated immediately prior to the start of …

This article describes a randomized field experiment in which parents were provided financial incentives to engage in … behaviors designed to increase early childhood cognitive and executive function skills through a parent academy. Parents were … rewarded for attendance at early childhood sessions, completing homework assignments with their children, and for their child …

In previous research, a substantial gap in test scores between White and Black students persists, even after …

. Within the design, we compare the effectiveness of varying the recipient of the reward (students or parents) and the … significant impact among students on the threshold of meeting the achievement standard. These students continue to outperform …