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Title: Childhood Educational Disruption and Later Life Outcomes Evidence from Prince Edward County Childhood Educational Disruption and Later Life Outcomes: Evidence from Prince Edward County

Citation Type: Working Paper

Publication Year: 2008

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Abstract: Beginning in 1959 the public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia were closed for five years in opposition to court-ordered integration. I combine data from numerous administrative sources to examine the effects of the school clos-ings on the educational attainment and economic outcomes of affected Black children. Although exposed students obtained an average of one fewer year of schooling than peers in surrounding counties, they do not exhibit substantially worse material, health, and incarceration outcomes. These findings may result from 1) the provision of substitute educational opportunities for many students and 2) flat returns at levels of educational attainment typical for southern Vir-ginia Blacks during this period.

Url: https://www.rand.org/content/dam/rand/pubs/working_papers/2008/RAND_WR552.pdf

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Authors: Heaton, Paul

Series Title: RAND Labor and Population Working Paper Series

Publication Number: WR-552

Institution: RAND

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Data Collections: IPUMS USA

Topics: Education, Migration and Immigration, Other

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