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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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Effects of value-added policies

  • Jesse Rothstein
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2012-2013) 2013
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Use of value added in teacher policy measures

  • Eric A. Hanushek
  • Focus on Poverty & Classroom Supplement
  • Fall/Winter (2012-2013) 2013
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Local food prices: Effects on child eating patterns, food insecurity, and overweight

  • Taryn W. Morrissey, Alison Jacknowitz, and Katie Vinopal
  • Fast Focus Policy Brief
  • March 2013
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Reducing Poverty through Early Childhood Interventions

  • Katherine Magnuson
  • Webinar
  • February 20 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.