Association of Child Poverty, Brain Development, and Academic Achievement.

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Abstract

Children living in poverty generally perform poorly in school, with markedly lower standardized test scores and lower educational attainment. The longer children live in poverty, the greater their academic deficits. These patterns persist to adulthood, contributing to lifetime-reduced occupational attainment.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): JAMA Pediatr

Title: JAMA pediatrics

ISSN (Electronic): 2168-6211

ISSN (Print): 2168-6203

Publication date (Electronic): Sep 2015

Volume: 169

Issue: 9

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[1 ] Department of Health Management and Policy, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

[2 ] Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.

[3 ] Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison4Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison5La Follette School of Public Affairs, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison.

[4 ] Department of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison7Waisman Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison.

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Publisher Item ID: 2381542 Mid ID: NIHMS729417

DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2015.1475

PMC ID: 4687959

PubMed ID: 26192216

SO-VID: 1be73742-62e5-49af-a94b-821a8f2c994c

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