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Title: The Effects of Health Insurance Coverage on the Math Achievement Trajectories of School Children in Yuma County, Arizona: Implications for Education Accountability Policy
Language: English
Authors: Garcy, Anthony M.
Source: Education Policy Analysis Archives. Oct 2013 21(80).
Availability: Colleges of Education at Arizona State University and the University of South Florida. c/o Editor, USF EDU162, 4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL 33620-5650. Tel: 813-974-3400; Fax: 813-974-3826; Web site: http://epaa.asu.edu
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 28
Publication Date: 2013
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Descriptors: Health Insurance, Accountability, Educational Policy, Diseases, Injuries, Longitudinal Studies, Mathematics Achievement, Poverty, Achievement Tests, Scores, Comparative Analysis, Correlation, Achievement Gains, Student Characteristics, Statistical Analysis
Geographic Terms: Arizona
Laws, Policies and Program Identifiers: Childrens Health Insurance Program
Assessment and Survey Identifiers: Stanford Achievement Tests
ISSN: 1068-2341
Abstract: U.S. Federal and state education policies place considerable emphasis on assessing the effects that schools and teachers have on student test score performance. It is important for education policy makers to also consider other factors that can affect student achievement. This study finds that an exogenous school factor, discontinuous health insurance coverage, leads to a deficit in math achievement over time. A sample of Yuma County, Arizona public school students who experienced an illness or injury and whose health insurance coverage status was known were selected for inclusion into the study over five consecutive school years (1999-2003). The longitudinal math achievement trajectory of students who had private health insurance coverage was compared to students who had discontinuous coverage. Net of a student's poverty status and other background characteristics the findings suggest that students who experienced a health event when they had no healthcare insurance had the same growth rate but lower overall math achievement. The average achievement gap was a constant -8.84 scale score points. However, separate analyses for specific types of illness/injury suggest the achievement deficit varied considerably and is typically larger. Other important findings from the study suggest that students who maintained continuous health insurance coverage through the SCHIP/Medicaid program had steeper, positive achievement gains than either those with private coverage or those who experience coverage gaps.
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Number of References: 77
Entry Date: 2014
Accession Number: EJ1018878
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