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50 Years of ERIC
50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Colman, Silvie; Joyce, Ted – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
The State of Texas began enforcement of the Woman's Right to Know (WRTK) Act on January 1, 2004. The law requires that all abortions at or after 16 weeks' gestation be performed in an ambulatory surgical center (ASC). In the month the law went into effect, not one of Texas's 54 nonhospital abortion providers met the requirements of a surgical…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, State Legislation, Incidence, Health Facilities
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Joyce, Ted; Racine, Andrew; Yunzal-Butler, Cristina – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2008
Recent analyses differ on how effective the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) is at improving infant health. We use data from nine states that participate in the Pregnancy Nutrition Surveillance System to address limitations in previous work. With information on the mother's timing of WIC enrollment, we…
Descriptors: Pregnancy, Organizations (Groups), Program Effectiveness, Federal Programs
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Joyce, Ted; Gibson, Diane; Colman, Silvie – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2005
We analyze the relationship between prenatal WIC participation and birth outcomes in New York City from 1988 - 2001. The analysis is unique for several reasons. First, we have over 800,000 births to women on Medicaid, the largest sample ever used to analyze prenatal participation in WIC. Second, we focus on measures of fetal growth distinct from…
Descriptors: Females, Prenatal Care, Pregnancy, Premature Infants