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In her previous book, Within Our Reach, renowned Harvard social analyst Lisbeth Schorr examined pilot social programs that were successful in helping disadvantaged youth and families. But as those cutting-edge programs were expanded, the very qualities that had made them initially successful... read more

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IT WAS A FRONT-PAGE STORY in The New York Times: A "one million dollar experiment" had produced "some of the most remarkable results for poor youths since the test runs for Head Start."

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  1. Lisbeth B. Schorr (Author)

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  1. sociology 
 

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