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Intervention, Evaluation, and Policy Studies

Universal Early Childhood Education and Care for Toddlers and Achievement Outcomes in Middle ChildhoodOpen Materials

Henrik Daae Zachrissona Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;b Center for Research on Equality in Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayCorrespondence[email protected]
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Eric Dearinga Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;b Center for Research on Equality in Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;c Lynch School of Education and Human Development, Boston College, Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9001-8321View further author information
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Nicolai Topstad Borgena Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;b Center for Research on Equality in Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7638-3293View further author information
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Astrid Marie Jorde Sandsøra Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;b Center for Research on Equality in Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, NorwayORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-5771-7887View further author information
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Lynn A. Karolya Department of Special Needs Education, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway;d RAND Corporation and the Pardee RAND Graduate School, Santa Monica, Los Angeles, USAView further author information
Pages 259-287 | Received 22 Nov 2021, Accepted 09 Feb 2023, Published online: 30 Mar 2023

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