is a strong positive relationship between parental education, or earnings, and time spent with children. We then show … difference. We speculate that one reason for this positive education gradient relates to the investment aspect of time spent with …

kindergarten, as well as teacher-reported social-behavioral measures. We find that on average attending center care is associated …

more sensitive and responsive, and stronger social development when providers have education beyond high school. Children …

ages. We study effects of a text-based program for parents of kindergarten children, distinguishing a general program from …

there has been little empirical evidence, particularly in the education sector, on whether government intervention crowds …

program that embeds part-time tutors into the classroom to provide short bursts of 1:1 instruction. Eligible kindergarten … over two times more likely to reach the program's target reading level by the end of kindergarten (70% vs. 32%). The …

The paper studies a typical state-level education finance equalization scheme, and considers two questions. First, what … fraction of state education aid is spent on schools? And second, does increased educational funding for historically low … that 50 to 75 cents of each dollar of education aid were spent on schools. Estimates also suggest that increased spending …