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A benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian early childhood intervention
Masse, Leonard N., 2002
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A discussion of findings from a benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian Early Childhood Intervention Study

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Benefit-cost analysis of the Perry Preschool Program and its policy implications
Barnett, W. Steven, 1985
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 7(4), 333-342

A benefit-cost analysis of the Perry Preschool project, a discussion of its net value, and implications for future policy decisions

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The benefits and costs of Head Start
Ludwig, Jens, 2007
Social Policy Report, 21(3)

A discussion of the long-term benefits and costs of Head Start and state prekindergarten programs

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Benefits and costs of quality early childhood education
Barnett, W. Steven, Spring 2007
Children's Legal Rights Journal, 27(1), 7-23

A review of the evidence on the benefits of early care and education including characteristics that influence program effectiveness such as qualified teachers, small classes, higher teacher-child ratios

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Benefits of compensatory preschool education
Barnett, W. Steven, 1992
Journal of Human Resources, 27(2), 279-312

A review of studies on the benefits of compensatory preschool education, and its ability to produce long-term improvements in educational and economic success

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California's preschool for all act (Proposition 82): A policy analysis
Barnett, W. Steven, 2006
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A policy brief discussing California's preschool for all act, Proposition 82, in terms of its potential impact on preschool children's school readiness, education attainment, and its potential economic benefits

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Comparative benefit-cost analysis of the Abecedarian program and its policy implications
Barnett, W. Steven, February 2007
Economics of Education Review, 26(1), 113-125

A longitudinal study of the costs and benefits of the Carolina Abecedarian Project, a preschool program providing intensive education and full-time child care five days a week to children from economically disadvantaged families, with a focus on program expenses and the educational, cognitive, and economic effects on participants, and comparisons to the High Scope/Perry and other preschool programs

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Costs, benefits, and long term effects of early care and education programs: Recommendations and cautions for community developers
Barnett, W. Steven, Summer 2006
Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society, 37(2), 86-100

A review of the basis of claims related to the costs, benefits, and long-term effects of child care and early education programs, including effects on parental earnings and young children's academic achievements and development

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Developing preschool education policy: An economic perspective
Barnett, W. Steven, 1990
Educational Policy, 4(3), 245-265

An analysis of the development of preschool education policies, focusing on the economic aspects of investing in public preschool education programs

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Early childhood development and social mobility
Barnett, W. Steven, Fall 2006
The Future of Children, 16(2), 73-98

An examination of the effects of preschool attendance on young children's future social mobility and an argument for public investment in child care and early education programs to increase program attendance and program quality for low income preschool-aged children

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Early childhood education
Barnett, W. Steven, 2001
In A. Molnar (Ed.), School reform proposals: The research evidence (pp. 7-34). Greenwich, CT: Information Age Publishing.

A compendium of the benefits of early childhood education and care to children and society at large, with recommendations for improving quality

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The economic case for targeted preschool programs
Rolnick, Arthur, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 22-26). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of economic arguments supporting a targeted approach to public early childhood education focusing on children in need instead of a universal availability approach

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Effective child development strategies
Heckman, James J., 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 2-8). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A discussion of the potential role of early education in attempts to improve the adult achievement of individuals and populations with early cognitive, socioemotional, and economic disadvantages

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Four reasons the United States should offer every child a preschool education
Barnett, W. Steven, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 34-39). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

An identification and discussion of four arguments supporting a theory that universal public prekindergarten will yield greater returns for poor children than public programs targeting only at risk children

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Getting the facts right on pre-k and the president's pre-k proposal
Barnett, W. Steven, 25 February, 2013
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A discussion of research findings on child developmental and educational outcomes, as well as economic returns, associated with prekindergarten program participation

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The High/Scope Perry Preschool Program: Cost-benefit analysis using data from the age-40 followup
Belfield, Clive R., 2006
Journal of Human Resources, 41(1), 162-190

A cost-benefit analysis of long-term effects of preschool attendance, comparing program cost with treatment impact on the educational attainment, income, criminal activity, and welfare receipt of participants in the age 40 follow-up study of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program

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Investing in early childhood education: A global perspective
Barnett, W. Steven,
New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research.

A discussion of the evidence on the benefits and costs of public investment in early childhood care and education in the United States and in other countries

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Lifetime effects: The High/Scope Perry Preschool Study through age 40
Schweinhart, Lawrence J., 2005
(Monographs of the High/Scope Educational Research Foundation No. 14). Ypsilanti, MI: High/Scope Press

An examination of the lives of 123 African Americans born in poverty and at high risk of failing in school who were at ages 3 and 4, from 1962–1967, randomly divided into a program group that received a high quality preschool program based on High Scope's participatory learning approach and a comparison group who received no preschool program

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Long-term cognitive and academic effects of early childhood education on children in poverty
Barnett, W. Steven, 1998
Preventive Medicine, 27(2), 204-207

A critical review of 38 studies on the long-term effects of early childhood programs on children in poverty, including the effects on their IQ, school achievement and success, a comparison of model and public childhood education programs, the economic consequences of such programs, and the implications for public policy

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Maximizing returns from prekindergarten education
Barnett, W. Steven, 2004
Paper presented at the meeting of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, Cleveland, OH.

A review of previous research on the duration and effects of preschool programs to identify policy choices most likely to result in the highest rates of economic return

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Poverty and early childhood educational intervention
Pungello, Elizabeth Puhn, December 13, 2006
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Center on Poverty, Work, and Opportunity.

A discussion of findings from the young adult follow-up of Abecedarian Project participants and estimates of a cost-benefit analysis of the project, with implications for future early intervention efforts

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Preschool as public entitlement: Advancing children or political interests?
Fuller, Bruce, 2011
In E.F. Zigler, W.S. Gilliam, & W.S. Barnett (Eds.), The pre-k debates: Current controversies and issues (pp. 27-34). Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes

A compilation of arguments for an approach to public prekindergarten that targets at risk populations of children instead of a universal approach to prekindergarten availability

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Universal and targeted approaches to preschool education in the United States
Barnett, W. Steven, May, 2010
International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy, 4(1), 1-12

A discussion of the educational potential of targeted preschool programs in the United States and the possible benefits of a universal approach

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Updating the economic impacts of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program
Nores, Milagros, 2005
Educational Evaluation & Policy Analysis, 27(3), 245-261

A determination of the long-term costs and benefits of the High/Scope Perry Preschool Program on participants, based on data from a follow-up survey of 119 participants at age 40

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