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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Decentralisation and Interregional Redistribution in the Italian Education System
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Ferrari, Irene; Zanardi, Alberto – Education Economics, 2014
The aim of this paper is to evaluate the potential impact of the reform designed to decentralise public education in Italy, currently under discussion, on interregional redistribution. The central government has always played a prominent financial and administrative role in the provision of compulsory education in Italy. This has had a strong…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Administrative Organization, Public Education, Administrative Change
Head Start, 4 years After Completing the Program
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Kim, Young-Joo – Education Economics, 2013
This paper studies the effect of the Head Start program on children's achievements in reading and math tests during their first 4 years of schooling after completing the program. Using nationally representative data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, I found large measurement error in the parental reports of Head Start attendance,…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Graduate Surveys, Preschool Evaluation, Mathematics Achievement