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Using longitudinal data from a parenting and teacher intervention in Colombia, I will analyze home and school inputs, dynamic interactions and whether they are complements or substitutes for learning. Second, drawing on unique data collected with the Palestinian Ministry of Education, I will study how variation in conflict exposure at home affects child development and assess the mitigating role of high-quality school environments. Informed by the findings, I will then field an international survey of parents and teachers to explore mechanisms and examine perceptions about high-quality learning environments, how they vary across respondents (e.g., by SES, culture), and how they compare with objective quality measures. 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