ERIC Number: ED561223
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2015
Pages: 24
Abstractor: ERIC
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Low-Income Students and School Meal Programs in California. Technical Appendices
Danielson, Caroline
Public Policy Institute of California
These technical appendices are intended to accompany the study, "Low-Income Students and School Meal Programs in California." Two appendices are included. Appendix A provides tables detailing: (1) the variables included in the main models and the datasets(s) used to construct each; (2) observations in each dataset and categorizes them into public schools, charter schools and "other," (3) descriptive statistics for continuous variables; (4) descriptive counts of the categorical variables included in the preferred models; (5) correlations between poverty and other demographic, school and district characteristics; and (6) distribution of school and district total student enrollments. Appendix B provides detailed tabular data on: (1) preferred model estimates; (2) model selection, share of students certified for free and reduced price meals; (3) model selection, lunch participation among low-income, certified students; (4) sample selection, share of students certified for free and reduced price meals; (5) sample selection, lunch participation among low-income, certified students; and (6) grade-level models, share disadvantaged students. [This article was written with research support from Landon Gibson. For the full report, see ED561208.]
Descriptors: Low Income Students, Lunch Programs, Nutrition, Enrollment, Student Participation, Poverty, School Districts, Age Differences, Immigrants, School Size, Influences, Elementary Secondary Education, School District Size, Public Schools, Charter Schools, Institutional Characteristics, Disadvantaged, Tables (Data)
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Publication Type: Numerical/Quantitative Data; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Public Policy Institute of California
Identifiers - Location: California
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