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How Does Exposure to Toxic Waste Sites Before Birth Affect Children’s Development?

In this podcast episode, Claudia Persico, Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership & Policy Anaysis at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, discusses a study she conducted with David Figlio and Jeffrey Roth that looks at the effects of prenatal exposure to a Superfund site on later learning outcomes.

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Child Development & Well-Being, Children, Early Childhood Care & Education, Education & Training, Health, Housing, Housing Market, Inequality & Mobility, K-12 Education, Place, Social Determinants of Health