#  A new co-authored paper by doctoral student Marcus Waldman shows links between the timing of report card distribution and child abuse 

 





December 17, 2018

 

 

New research published by a team of researchers including SEED Lab member Marcus Waldman has shown that a Friday report card release is associated with a four-fold spike in incidence rates of state-agency verified cases of physical abuse reports the following Saturday; no such association was observed if report cards were released on any other week day. Read the [full study](https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamapediatrics/article-abstract/2717779), as well as coverage in [Ed Week](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.edweek.org_ew_articles_2019_01_16_report-2Dcards-2D1.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=-a3P90nYfwK-wmGaos81rHJa5LJy2YJoNc6MBGx_ivM&m=HSLHzirkogR_avklz7Aj7O6-8ICUnTxHdEwmuDPEOgA&s=BJwh8YYPgBgVwQ43mddHtQnFlZREtg8jAYLbxMLuDg4&e=) and the [NY Times](https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.nytimes.com_2018_12_17_health_child-2Dabuse-2Dreport-2Dcards-2Dflorida.html&d=DwMFaQ&c=WO-RGvefibhHBZq3fL85hQ&r=-a3P90nYfwK-wmGaos81rHJa5LJy2YJoNc6MBGx_ivM&m=HSLHzirkogR_avklz7Aj7O6-8ICUnTxHdEwmuDPEOgA&s=L825gMOrM1cEXGDI0Lq8FKzMPv1LHy_ggn2tOE3TTVk&e=). 

 

 

 



 

 

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