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Scared Straight: Freeport City Council Takes on Juvenile Delinquency
Boatright Wilson, JulieCase HBS-KS1189-EEconomicsA newly elected city council member is facing her first vote -- an appropriations measure to increase funding for the Scared Straight program. Juvenile crime is rising in the city, citizens are concerned and want the government to do something, and the police chief is promoting the Scared Straight Program as one part of the solution. But the council member learns from a colleague at the community college that research shows the Scared Straight Pr...Starting at €8.20
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New York City Center for Economic Opportunity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Alleviate Poverty
Datla, Anjani; Boatright Wilson, Julie; Levy, DanCase HBS-HKS724-EEconomicsIn late 2006, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg created the Center for Economic Opportunity (CEO). Born out of recommendations made by the Bloomberg appointed public-private Commission for Economic Opportunity, CEO was designed to be an innovations lab that would test anti-poverty programs by applying a results-based approach. With a budget of $100 million, CEO would closely monitor new programs and hold them accountable for producing measura...Starting at €8.20
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New York City Center for Economic Opportunity: An Evidence-Based Approach to Alleviate Poverty, Teaching Plan
Datla, Anjani; Boatright Wilson, JulieTeaching Note HBS-KS1012-EEconomicsTeaching plan for case HKS724.Starting at €0.00
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Cuna Mas: Peru's Early Childhood Program Struggles to Maintain Quality as It Scales Up
Datla, Anjani; Boatright Wilson, JulieCase HBS-KS1251-EEconomicsIn 2012, amid much fanfare, Peru's President Ollanta Humala launched an ambitious program on early childhood development called Cuna M s. The program, based on a successful home visiting intervention in Jamaica, was designed to improve the cognitive and emotional development of children below the age of three, living in poverty. The government's aim was to scale the program nationwide. Initially, despite the logistical challenges of reaching rur...Starting at €8.20