How Poverty and Segregation Impact Child Development: Evidence from the Chicago Longitudinal Study.

Living in poor and segregated neighborhoods has detrimental effects on children's life chances. In an attempt to improve poor children's outcomes, the Chicago Child-Parent Center (CPC) program engages parents and their children in kindergarten and the primary grades to enhance academic achievement....

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Published in:	Journal of Poverty Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 306 - 333
Main Authors:	Niles, MichaelD., Peck, LauraR.
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd 2008
Subjects:	Poverty Segregation Discrimination (Sociology) Child development Poor children Economics Chicago (Ill.) Illinois
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