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Teachers College, Columbia University
Teachers College
Columbia University
The Campaign for Educational Equity
The Campaign for Educational Equity
Fall 2005 Symposium on the “Social Costs of Inadequate Education”
Fall 2005 Symposium on the “Social Costs of Inadequate Education”

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October 24th and 25th at  Alfred Lerner Hall, Columbia University

Clive R. Belfield


Queens College, City University of New York

Presentation Topic:

  • The Promise of Early Childhood Education [Summary]

Clive R. Belfield is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Queens College, City University of New York and Associate Director for the National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education at Teachers College. His most recent book is Privatizing Educational Choices in America's Schools (Paradigm Publishers, 2005). He has conducted economic analyses of pre-schooling programs for the states of New York, Massachusetts, Ohio, and Wisconsin. He is also the Editor of a forthcoming collection of articles on The Economics of Early Childhood Education.


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