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CDC Vital Signs – Progress on Children Eating More Fruit, Not Vegetables
The CDC analyzes healthy childhood eating trends from 2003 to 2010.
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Some College, No Degree: A National View of Students with Some College Enrollment, but No Completion
A report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and the Project on Academic Success at Indiana University which discusses the economic...
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Common Core Goes to College: Building Better Connections Between High School and Higher Education
The New America Foundation analyzes the misalignment between higher education and K-12 education since the adoption of the Common Core Standards and...
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Perception of Weight Status in U.S. Children and Adolescents, Aged 8–15 Years
A study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) which illustrates the way American youth misperceive their weight status.
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Missing the Point: The Real Impact of Native Mascots and Team Names on American Indian and Alaska Native Youth
A research report by the Center for American Progress which analyzes and makes policy recommendations about the mental impact racially-derogatory Native American...
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The 2014 KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's annual comprehensive report assessing the well-being of children across the nation and ranking states based on an...
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Federal Funding for Students with Disabilities: The Evolution of Federal Special Education Finance in the U.S.
A policy brief and analysis of the history of special education funding and grant allocation in the U.S. by the New America...
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Left Behind: How LGBT Young People Are Excluded from Economic Prosperity
The Center for American Progress analyzes the disproportionate challenges LGBT youth face in the post-recession economy and makes policy recommendations that can...
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Moving Beyond Marriage: What Young People of Color Think about the LGBT Agenda
A report by the Black Youth Project which studies the attitudes of young people (particularly those of color) towards the LGBT rights...
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TV Watching and Computer Use in U.S. Youth Aged 12–15, 2012
A data brief by the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics which reports national estimates on television watching and computer use among...
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Closing the Race Gap: Alleviating Young African American Unemployment Through Education
A policy brief by Young Invincibles which analyzes the factors behind marked racial disparities in the job market and illustrates how expanding...
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Return on Educational Investment: A District-by-District Evaluation of U.S. Educational Productivity
A report by the Center for American Progress which examines the productivity and effectiveness of every major school district in the nation.
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Innocents Lost: A Year of Unintentional Child Gun Deaths
An analysis of publicly reported gun deaths by Everytown for Gun Safety which quantifies and reports the number of unintentional child gun...
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Opportunity Since 1970 – A Historical Report
A statistical study by Opportunity Nation and Measure of America which "uses publicly available data to provide a holistic picture of how...
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Safely Home – Using Community-Based Programs to Reduce Youth Incarceration
A report by Youth Advocate Programs (YAP) that highlights "bright spots," places around the country that have effectively used community-based programs to...
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2014 Teacher Prep Review
A review of the nation's teacher preparation programs by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ).
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U.S. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance, 2013
A survey report by the CDC of more than 13,000 U.S. high school students which is designed to monitor and quantify "a...
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The Prevalence of Confirmed Maltreatment Among US Children, 2004 to 2011
A report which seeks to estimate the proportion of children in the U.S. who have had a report of maltreatment which has...
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Do Poor Kids Deserve Lower-Quality Education Than Rich Kids? Evaluating School Privatization Proposals in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
A report from the Economic Policy Institute which examines the recent efforts by certain political and economic entities to expand the use...
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Youth Behind Bars: Exploring the Impact of Prosecuting and Incarcerating Kids in Michigan’s Criminal Justice System
A report by the Michigan Council on Crime and Delinquency which details the effects of years of "tough on crime" policies in...
