Childcare & School Selection
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This finding should relieve parental guilt while also motivating investment in family time quality.
This research supports paying more for higher-quality childcare when possible.
This is some of the strongest evidence for any educational approach because lottery assignment eliminates selection bias.
Not all Montessori schools are equal—check for AMI or AMS accreditation.
Look for 'value-added' or growth metrics when evaluating schools by data.
This is the definitive class size research because random assignment eliminates selection effects.
Schools with excessive homework policies may be ignoring the evidence.
Homeschooled children often interact with wider age ranges than children in age-graded classrooms.
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