The benefits of Sesame Street
Early childhood education by MOOC: Lessons from Sesame Street - Early childhood education has important effects on the academic readiness and ultimate life chances of children. This column examines how the introduction of the educational television show Sesame Street in the US affected primary school outcomes for disadvantaged children. Those from counties that had better access to the broadcast had superior educational outcomes through their early school years. These effects were particularly pronounced for black, non-Hispanic children, and those living in economically disadvantaged areas. The extremely low cost per child of such interventions make them ideal for addressing educational inequality in childhood. Europe’s dirty little secret is Greece will never pay back its debt - The simple story is that Greece's debt might have been manageable before, but it's not anymore. The surprising decline in US petroleum consumption - Petroleum consumption in the US has, rather u