Impacts on children of a policy to promote employment and reduce poverty for low-income parents: new hope after 5 years.
The impacts of New Hope, a program to increase parent employment and reduce poverty, were measured 5 years after parents were randomly assigned to program or control groups. New Hope had positive effects on children's school achievement, motivation, and social behavior, primarily for boys, across the age range 6-16. In comparison to impacts measured 2 years after program onset, effects on achievement were robust, but effects on social behavior were reduced. The program produced improvements in family income and use of organized child care and activity settings, suggesting possible pathways by which the New Hope package of policies influenced children's behavior.
Huston
Aletha C
AC
Department of Human EcologyUniversity of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0141, USA. achuston@mail.utexas.edu
Duncan
Greg J
GJ
McLoyd
Vonnie C
VC
Crosby
Danielle A
DA
Ripke
Marika N
MN
Weisner
Thomas S
TS
Eldred
Carolyn A
CA
D002648:Child; D002653:Child Behavior Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D002654:Child Care; D002657:Child Development; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004522:Educational Status; D004651:Employment; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents; D011203:Poverty / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011640:Public Policy; D014481:United States