Call for Papers: JHR Special Issue on Causes and Consequences of Child Mental Health
Child mental health is one of the most important aspects of human capital development, and many mental health disorders first
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Does Tap Water Improve Children’s Cognitive Development?
Diseases associated with poor access to tap water are among the leading causes of death in children under five. Less
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Why Do Children Born to Teenage Mothers Have Worse Lifetime Outcomes?
Children born to teenage mothers have worse outcomes—poorer health, less schooling, and lower earnings in adulthood. However, the cause of
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Do Cesarean Sections Affect Children’s Health?
In recent decades there has been increasing concern about the rise in cesarean sections. This commonly performed surgery saves lives,
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Community Eligibility Provision? More Lunches Can Mean Better Math Performance
Historically, family income determined student eligibility for the school meals program—the largest nutritional assistance program for school-aged children in the
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Progressive Vouchers for Low-Income Students?
Eighteen states now have legislation that provides vouchers for students to attend private school, but school vouchers remain controversial. Detractors
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From Foster Care to Forever Families? How Does the Federal Adoption Tax Credit Affect Adoptions?
The Federal Adoption Tax Credit, introduced in 1997 to promote foster care adoption, became refundable for two tax years only,
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When Your New School Comes with an Extra Challenge: Traffic Pollution
More than 6.4 million children attend public school within 250 meters of a major roadway, and nearly one in five
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Do Children Learn Better in Mixed-Age Classrooms?
Multigrading, the practice of mixing children of different ages in the same classroom, occurs in about one-third of school classes
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Recess, Lead, and Mercury—TRIs Impact Kids and School Rankings
There are currently 21,800 toxic release inventory sites (TRIs) operating in the United States, but we have little information on
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