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Reducing the effects of poverty through early childhood interventions

  • Katherine Magnuson
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • August 2013
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The income-Health gradient

  • William Evans, Barbara Wolfe, and Nancy Adler
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Spring/Summer 2013
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Family Change, Father Involvement, and Child Food Insecurity

  • Daniel Miller
  • Podcasts
  • June 2013
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The Role of Economic Support in Child Maltreatment Prevention

  • Kristen Shook Slack
  • Webinar
  • April 30 2013
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Connecting the Disconnected: Improving Education and Employment Outcomes among Disadvantaged Youth

  • Peter B. Edelman and Harry J. Holzer
  • Discussion Paper
  • April 2013
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Hard evidence on soft skills

  • James J. Heckman
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2012-2013) 2013
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A Year Up

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2012-2013) 2013
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Year Up: Providing a pathway from poverty to a professional career for urban young adults

  • Gerald Chertavian; Reaction by Carolyn Heinrich
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2012-2013) 2013
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Value-added measures of teachers: Research and policy

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2012-2013) 2013
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The long-term effects of teachers

  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2012-2013) 2013
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Center on Child Welfare Policy & Practice

The Center on Child Welfare Policy and Practice (CCWPP) is a joint effort between the School of Social Work (SSW) and the Institute for Research on Poverty (IRP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The CCWPP engages in inter-disciplinary efforts to inform child welfare policy and practice knowledge through enhanced collaboration and communication among researchers, policymakers, and practitioners.