Chasing the Dream
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Chasing the Dream examines the relationship between child poverty and brain development.
This week our ongoing reporting initiative “Chasing the Dream” examines the relationship between childhood poverty and brain development.
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Chasing the Dream is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
Major funding for Chasing the Dream is provided by The JPB Foundation, with additional funding from The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III.
Chasing the Dream
Poverty and Brain Development on THIRTEEN: Preview
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This week our ongoing reporting initiative “Chasing the Dream” examines the relationship between childhood poverty and brain development.
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Chasing the Dream is a local public television program presented by THIRTEEN PBS
Major funding for Chasing the Dream is provided by The JPB Foundation, with additional funding from The Peter G. Peterson and Joan Ganz Cooney Fund and Sue and Edgar Wachenheim, III.