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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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Reid, Jeanne L.; Ready, Douglas D. – Early Education and Development, 2013
Research Findings: As policymakers expand access to preschool, the sociodemographic composition of preschool classrooms will become increasingly important. These efforts may create programs that increase the concentration of children from low-income families or, alternatively, foster the creation of socioeconomically diverse preschool classrooms.…
Descriptors: Preschool Education, Educational Quality, Socioeconomic Influences, Correlation
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Bachman, Heather J.; Coley, Rebekah Levine; Chase-Lansdale, P. Lindsay – Applied Developmental Science, 2009
The present study investigated the association of mothers' marriage and changes in young adolescents' cognitive and socioemotional development and changes in family processes. Analyses employed longitudinal data from the "Three-City Study" to track maternal partnerships for 860 low-income adolescents (10-14 years-old in Wave 1) across a…
Descriptors: Mothers, Marriage, Early Adolescents, Cognitive Development
PIERCE-JONES, JOHN; AND OTHERS – 1966
A 15-MONTH EVALUATION RESEARCH STUDY OF THE 1965 SUMMER HEAD START PROGRAMS WAS CONDUCTED THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS. A SCHEMATIC MODEL OF INTERACTING FACTORS OPERATING THROUGH HEAD START PROGRAMS TO PRODUCE AND PREDICT CHANGES IN EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT WAS DEVELOPED. THIS MODEL GENERATED THE EMPIRICAL…
Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavioral Science Research, Cognitive Development, Educational Environment
Kinnison, Lloyd R.; And Others – 1988
A study was conducted of 55 preschool children attending Title XX day care centers in Amarillo, Texas, to investigate the cognitive, language, fine motor, and socioemotional development of the children. Results indicated that the students were below the 50th percentile for their age group norms on the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test Revised, the…
Descriptors: Child Custody, Child Development, Cognitive Development, Day Care