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Chicago Area Study 2012 Research Brief #1

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February 9, 2013 #Education; Learning; Child and Family Well-Being , #Legacy Report , #Maria Krysan , #Rachel Gordon

The overarching goal of the 2012 Chicago Area Study was to reveal how early childhood programs were coping with the “great recession” and how this economic crisis may be widening disparities in access to early childhood programs.

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