We estimate the short- and long-term effects of maternal and paternal death on children's school enrolment, educational … no significant health effects of orphanhood. Meanwhile, chronically poor children have worse health and education … outcomes. Among young children, the adverse effect of maternal orphanhood on education is significantly worse than that of …

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), which combines community investments with reform minded charter schools, is one of the … eliminate the achievement gap or whether the issues that poor children bring to school are too much for educators alone to … overcome. Both lottery and instrumental variable identification strategies lead us to the same story: Harlem Children's Zone is …

Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), which combines community investments with reform minded charter schools, is one of the … eliminate the achievement gap or whether the issues that poor children bring to school are too much for educators alone to … overcome. Both lottery and instrumental variable identification strategies lead us to the same story: Harlem Children's Zone is …