The authors assessed impacts on classroom quality and on 5 child language and behavioral outcomes of a 2-year teacher professional-development program for publicly funded prekindergarten and kindergarten in Chile. This cluster-randomized trial included 64 schools (child N = 1,876). The program...

This study explores transition strategies Germany and the Netherlands use to address issues faced by youth with disabilities.

Summarizes findings from two studies in ten countries of transition policies for youth.

Using data collected in rural Burkina Faso, this working paper examines how children's cognitive abilities influence households' decisions to invest in their education. The analysis uses variations in rainfall experienced in utero or early childhood to measure ability. It finds that rainfall...

As populations age, most industrialized nations are seeking to review their long-term care programs and better allocate better limited public resources to meet expanding needs. This commentary piece examines critical questions that define the way individual nations provide for the long-term care...