POLS 3213 Articles and Research Monographs

Barton, Paul E., et. al. 2007. “The Family: America’s Smallest School.” Princeton NJ:
Educational Testing Service.

Claessens, Stijn, et al. 2009. “Kindergarten skills and fifth-grade achievement: Evidence from
the ECLS-K.” Economics of Education Review, 28, issue 4, p. 415-427.

First Focus. 2009. “Turning Point: The Long Term Effects of Recession-Induced Child Poverty.”
Washington DC: Author.

Pati, Susmita, et. al., 2009. “Early childhood predictors of early school success: A selective
review of the literature.” Child Trends.

Joyce, Cate, et. al., 2010. “The State of Children in Memphis and Shelby County: Data Book
2010” Memphis: The Urban Child Institute.

Yarrow, Andrew L. 2009. “History of U.S. Children’s Policy, 1900-Present” Washington DC:
First Focus.