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Research ArticleI. Consequences of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act
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Follow the Money: School Spending from Title I to Adult Earnings

Rucker C. Johnson
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences December 2015, 1 (3) 50-76; DOI: https://doi.org/10.7758/RSF.2015.1.3.03
Rucker C. Johnson
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    • EXAMINING THE EFFICACY OF TITLE I
    • BACKGROUND AND PRIOR LITERATURE
    • DESCRIPTION OF THE LONGER-RUN OUTCOME DATA
    • EMPIRICAL STRATEGY FOR ESTIMATING TITLE I EFFECTS ON ADULT OUTCOMES
    • RESULTS
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    • ESTIMATED EFFECTS ON LONGER-RUN OUTCOMES
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