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Martha Bailey

@marthajbailey.bsky.social

Professor of Economics, UCLA

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chloe gibbs@chloergibbs.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Head Start turned 61 this week! 🎂 The entire War on Poverty, and Head Start in particular, was a massive feat of policymaking and implementation in such a short time. When the first Head Start grant recipients were announced in May 1965 (to begin that summer!), LBJ heralded the accomplishment.

“This is a most remarkable accomplishment and it has been done in a very short time. It would not be possible except for the willing and the enthusiastic cooperation of Americans throughout the country. I believe this response reflects a realistic and a wholesome awakening in America. It shows that we are recognizing that poverty perpetuates itself. Five and six year old children are inheritors of poverty's curse and not its creators. Unless we act these children will pass it on to the next generation, like a family birthmark.” Lyndon B. Johnson, May 18, 1965
Bitsy Perlman@bitsyperlman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Corrected link: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho... He tolerated me after discovering how inured I am to extrinsic motivation, to his extreme credit (speaking to how generally wonderful he was to his student)

Robert A. Margo, Distinguished Fellow 2026

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Daniele Paserman@danielepaserman.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Congratulations to my @BU_Tweets colleague Bob Margo, newly elected AEA Distinguished Fellow. A superb scholar and a fantastic mentor, very well deserved! aeaweb.org/about-aea/hono