In western countries, accidents are the leading cause of death and injury among children, far surpassing diseases as a … maternal employment on unintentional injuries to children vary by demographic group, with the effects being positive for blacks … winners and losers. In particular, while some children may benefit from safer environments, others that appear to be squeezed …

before five years old can have large long term impacts on adult outcomes. Child and family characteristics measured at school … years of education. Yet while children can be permanently damaged at this age, an important message is that the damage can …

before five years old can have large long term impacts on adult outcomes. Child and family characteristics measured at school … years of education. Yet while children can be permanently damaged at this age, an important message is that the damage can …

The majority of children in the US and many other high-income nations are now cared for many hours per week by people … two-fold: First, child care makes it feasible for both parents or the only parent in a single-parent family to be employed … disadvantaged children. Corresponding to this distinction, there are two branches of literature to be summarized in this chapter …

The majority of children in the U.S. and many other high-income nations are now cared for many hours per week by people … school programs aim to enhance child development, particularly among disadvantaged children. Corresponding to this … to suggest ways that both may be enhanced. Accordingly, we provide an overview of the number of children being cared for …

hand, Head Start advocates argue that severely disadvantaged children need a broad range of services. Given the available …, and grade repetition. We find that former Head Start children have higher reading scores and are less likely to have been … retained in grade where Head Start spending was higher. Holding per capita expenditures constant, children in programs that …

Recent research on Head Start, an enriched preschool program for poor children that effects on test scores fade out …' more quickly for black children than for white children. This" paper uses data from the 1988 wave of the National … Educational Longitudinal Survey to show that" black children who attended Head Start go on to attend schools of worse quality …

Poor educational attainment is a persistent problem among Latino children, relative to non-Latinos. This paper examines … Head Start children when we compare them to siblings who did not participate in the program. On average, Head Start closes … at least 1/4 of the gap in test scores between Latino children and non-Hispanic white children, and 2/3 of the gap in the …