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This report is the follow-up to the 2007 publication “How the world’s best performing school systems come out on top”, in which the common attributes of high-performing school systems were examined. Here, the authors compile what they believe is the most comprehensive analysis of global school system reform ever assembled. This report identifies the reform… Read more
History has shown that significant achievements in federal policy for children typically happen in the first year after a president is elected. But the 2008 presidential election offered no “big ideas” for children. First Focus commissioned Big Ideas for Children: Investing in Our Nation’s Future to demonstrate that creative solutions are readily available to once… Read more
This chapter reviews the arguments for intervening in the lives of disadvantaged children. It examines the origins of inequality and analyzes policies to alleviate it. Families play a powerful role in shaping adult outcomes. The accident of birth is a major source of inequality. Recent research has shows that in American society, about half the… Read more