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Briana Ballis – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
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…
Descriptors: African American Children, Access to Health Care, Child Health, Health Insurance
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Welton, Anjale; Williams, Montrischa – High School Journal, 2015
Currently school reform discourse encourages states to adopt college readiness standards. Meanwhile, federal and state accountability and related mandated reforms remain a policy concern. As such, it is important to examine the interplay between accountability and the establishment of a college-going culture in high "minority", high…
Descriptors: Accountability, College Readiness, College Bound Students, High School Students
Branch, Gregory; Hanushek, Eric; Rivkin, Steven – National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research, 2009
Much has been written about the importance of school leadership, but there is surprisingly little systematic evidence on this topic. This paper presents preliminary estimates of key elements of the market for school principals, employing rich panel data on principals from Texas State. The consideration of teacher movements across schools suggests…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Occupational Mobility, Administrator Attitudes
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Schultz, Rosemary – Journal of School Public Relations, 2006
In December 2004, the "Amarillo Globe News" reported on a "Dallas Morning News" story that analyzed state-mandated test scores from across Texas (Benton & Hacker, 2004; Wilson, 2004). According the "Amarillo Globe News," "the Dallas Morning News" study implicated Sunrise Elementary School, in Amarillo,…
Descriptors: High Stakes Tests, Mathematics Tests, Testing, Cheating