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To: Rambi who wrote (62724)	5/1/2008 9:55:09 AM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 542011

There is a section in the report titled Fade-out myth that discusses the research (which sounds inconclusive at a quick glance to me, due to the possibility that there are so many factors- social and academic- involved). My memory is similar to Tim's. But I haven't looked at that research for a very long time. Even cursorily. Thanks for that link. I'll look at the material. It automatically downloaded a pdf file. So a warning to others. If you have some concern about automatic downloads, watch out for this link. I'm on the go today. Visitors from Texas. But will have a chance to look at it tonight.

To: Rambi who wrote (62724)	5/1/2008 6:11:56 PM
From: JohnM	Respond to of 542011

From the study by the NIEER- "Several studies demonstrate that educational benefits endure without prolonged intervention. " Terrific paper. Thanks ever so much. However, it's not really a study. It's much better; it's an intellectually responsible very brief summary of of the more relevant points of studies with proposals as to what to do in the future. I was curious about the NIEER. So I checked it out. nieer.org. It took a slight bit of digging but it's credentials look quite good. It's a research center affiliated with Rutgers, has some quite prominent folk on its board (including Edward Zigler), always a good; and has received funding from Pew, which ups its credibility. I've learned, over time, that policy research is always contested turf. People cherry pick and cherry pick. I'm certain you already know this. So the reputation of the folk working up the papers is just critical to evaluate the work. Thanks again. I recommend this piece for anyone seriously interested in Head Start.