ERIC Number: ED660186
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Aug
Pages: 64
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Early Life Health Conditions and Racial Gaps in Education. EdWorkingPaper No. 24-1026
Briana Ballis
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Racial disparities in infant health conditions have persisted for decades. However, there is surprisingly limited evidence regarding the long-term consequences of these disparities. Using novel linked administrative data from Texas and the shift to Medicaid Managed Care (MMC), I show that MMC-driven declines in infant health worsened cognitive and noncognitive outcomes for Black children, while MMC-driven enhancements in infant health improved noncognitive outcomes and educational attainment for Hispanics. Effects concentrate in low-value added districts for either demographic, suggesting that the long run impacts of changes to early life health conditions are more pronounced in less effective schools for one's demographic. [Additional support from the Hellman Fellows Find.]
Descriptors: African American Children, Access to Health Care, Child Health, Health Insurance, Achievement Gap, Disadvantaged Environment, Cognitive Development, Infant Care
Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University. Brown University Box 1985, Providence, RI 02912. Tel: 401-863-7990; Fax: 401-863-1290; e-mail: AISR_Info@brown.edu; Web site: http://www.annenberginstitute.org
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Numerical/Quantitative Data
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Language: English
Sponsor: W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
Authoring Institution: Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University
Identifiers - Location: Texas
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