The Department of Education’s Policy and Program Studies Service (PPSS) is conducting case studies in 24 school sites studying the effectiveness and...
The Urban Institute, Chapin Hall (University of Chicago) A new study from the University of Chicago showed that high percentages of young...
Tulane University, Harvard School of Public Health, Harvard University, University of Maryland Young children who spend more time in institutional care at...
The Treatment Episode Data Set (TEDS) Report, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration This report recommends more study of prevention and...
Carsey Institute On average, the reading levels of third grade students in rural and urban schools are lower than those of suburban...
University of Arizona When a parent is arrested or detained by immigration enforcement, the chances that they will ever regain custody of...
Low income students who are not proficient in reading by the third grade have a much lower chance of graduating high school,...
The Project on Student Debt Federal student loans provide the most affordable and safest option for students, however, many community colleges to...
Legislation introduced this month by a bipartisan group of Senators would eliminate Senate confirmation for about 200 executive nominations, including two of...
Child Trends Studies of facilities such as Second Chance Homes – a new version of maternity group homes that provide a supportive...
Center for Labor Market Studies at Northeastern University This study reveals that since 2000, the employment rate of teens (16 to 19)...
Criminal drug courts, a 22-year-old strategy to keep low-level drug offenders out of the justice system, are not as effective as they...
The Children’s Advocacy Institute, First Star About 30,000 of the nation’s foster children age out of the system each year, most often...
Advocacy group Generations United last week released a report on the importance of Social Security for children, particularly those raised by grandparents,...
Grantmakers for Effective Organizations This study examines the term “scale” as it’s used in the field of philanthropy and social services, as...
National Center for Postsecondary Research More students enroll in community colleges as opposed to four-year institutions each year, mostly because of the...
Child Trends This study examined findings from 53 random experimental evaluations of social intervention programs and their effects on African-American youth and...
Child Trends Thirty-three social intervention programs were studied to conclude their effectiveness specifically on Latino/Hispanic children in a variety of categories. Overall,...
Before the Super Bowl in Dallas, Harriet Boorhem, president of Promise House children’s shelter was contacted by the Dallas Police Department. Boorhem...
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social attributes such as differences in income and race/ethnicity make a difference in how likely Americans...