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More Than Just a Nudge

Supporting Kindergarten Parents with Differentiated and Personalized Text Messages

Christopher Doss, Erin M. Fahle, Susanna Loeb and Benjamin N. York
Journal of Human Resources, July 2019, 54 (3) 567-603; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.3.0317-8637R
Christopher Doss
Christopher Doss is an Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. Erin Fahle is an Assistant Professor of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at the School of Education at St. John’s University. Susanna Loeb is the Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Professor of Education and International and Public Affairs. Benjamin N. York is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ParentPowered Technologies.
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Erin M. Fahle
Christopher Doss is an Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. Erin Fahle is an Assistant Professor of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at the School of Education at St. John’s University. Susanna Loeb is the Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Professor of Education and International and Public Affairs. Benjamin N. York is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ParentPowered Technologies.
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Christopher Doss is an Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. Erin Fahle is an Assistant Professor of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at the School of Education at St. John’s University. Susanna Loeb is the Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Professor of Education and International and Public Affairs. Benjamin N. York is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ParentPowered Technologies.
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Christopher Doss is an Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. Erin Fahle is an Assistant Professor of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at the School of Education at St. John’s University. Susanna Loeb is the Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Professor of Education and International and Public Affairs. Benjamin N. York is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ParentPowered Technologies.
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vol. 54 no. 3 567-603
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.3368/jhr.54.3.0317-8637R
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University of Wisconsin Press
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0022-166X
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1548-8004
History 
  • Received March 1, 2017
  • Accepted November 1, 2017
  • Published online July 16, 2019.

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  1. Christopher Doss (cdoss{at}rand.org),
  2. Erin M. Fahle (fahlee{at}stjohns.edu),
  3. Susanna Loeb (susanna_loeb{at}brown.edu) and
  4. Benjamin N. York (ben.york{at}parentpowered.com)
  1. Christopher Doss is an Associate Policy Researcher at the RAND Corporation. Erin Fahle is an Assistant Professor of Administrative and Instructional Leadership at the School of Education at St. John’s University. Susanna Loeb is the Director of the Annenberg Institute at Brown University, Professor of Education and International and Public Affairs. Benjamin N. York is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of ParentPowered Technologies.
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