Susan Sprachman
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Susan Sprachman
Senior Fellow Emeritus,
Mathematica Policy Research
Susan Sprachman is a senior fellow emeritus at Mathematica Policy Research, where she spent almost 30 years leading social policy research projects, specializing in child assessments and classroom observations. Sprachman earned a BA in anthropology and education from Stony Brook University and an MA in social science–human development from the University of Chicago.
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Publications by Susan Sprachman
Mothers and Young Children Move Through Welfare Reform
This report discusses the lack of knowledge about the impact of welfare-to-work programs on young children since 1996, and how policy leaders are debating ways to aid jobless mothers and enrich their children's lives. The project team followed 948…
Mothers and Young Children Move Through Welfare Reform: Executive Summary
This report examines how welfare-to-work programs have affected the lives of young children since 1996, and how they've impacted the home and childcare settings in which they are raised. The study followed 948 mothers and preschool-age children in…