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Finishing the First Lap: The Cost of First-Year Student Attrition in America’s Four-Year Colleges and Universities
American Institutes for Research Drawing on the Obama administration’s plan to implement changes that would move the country up from its current...
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Household, Family and Child Risk Factors After an Investigation for Suspected Child Maltreatment
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Investigations by Child Protective Services in the United States in cases of suspected maltreatment did not...
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Uninsured Children: Who Are They and Where Do They Live?
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Though the number of uninsured children has been declining since the late 1990s, as many as 9.3 million...
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Report Questions the Value of Character Education
A nearly 700-page federal report says character education – a pillar of former president George W. Bush’s youth policy – does not...
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Nearly Half of Energy Consumed by Kids are “Empty” calories
Where Kids Get Their Empty Calories America’s children are in large part ignoring the layout of the food pyramid, according to a...
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College Student Debt Increases
Student Debt and the Class of 2009 The Project on Student Debt This report, fifth in an annual series that examines cumulative...
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Latino Youth Hopeful Despite Stereotyping In Schools
Speaking Out: Latino Youth on Discrimination in the United States National Council of La Raza Many Latino teens feel regularly stereotyped in...
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City-wide Coordination of After-School Programs Helps Kids
Hours of OpportunityThe RAND Corporation Coordination among institutions that provide after-school activities to youths might be the key to better and more...
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Blacks, Hispanics Trail in Higher Ed; Women Lead
Minorities in Higher Education 2010American Council on Education Higher education attainment rates for college-aged African-Americans and Hispanics have dropped across the board,...
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Help Minorities Succeed in STEM Education
Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads National Academies Although minorities are the fastest-growing subset of the...
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Tax Credit Makes College More Affordable
The American Opportunity Tax CreditU.S. Department of the Treasury A tax credit enacted as part of the federal economic recovery act in...
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Why Parents Don’t Send Kids to After-School Programs
America After 3PM: From Big Cities to Small Towns Afterschool Alliance Cost and lack of transportation continue to be among the top...
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Children of Immigrants: 2008 State Trends Update
The number of children, ages 0 to 17, in the United States with immigrant parents increased to 16.5 million in 2008 from...
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Vital Signs: Binge Drinking
This new publication portrays binge drinking as a growing public health problem that affects all ages – not just a high school...
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An Update to ‘Simulating the Effect of the ‘Great Recession’ on Poverty’
Brookings Institution Center on Children & Families A new study suggests that the economic recession will continue to affect national poverty levels...
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Effects of a Citizens Review Panel in Preventing Child Maltreatment Fatalities
Michigan Public Health Institute The rate of child maltreatment fatalities – deaths resulting from parental abuse or neglect – has remained relatively...
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Spirituality and Religiosity Among Youth: International and U.S. Patterns
Child Trends Spirituality and religiosity levels among youth may be influenced by the historical, cultural and economic factors of their home...
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009
Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau show that the child poverty rate increased last year, as the number of Americans living...
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Community Schools Can Improve Rural Education
The Rural Solution: How Community Schools Can Reinvigorate Rural Education Center for American Progress For the one in five students in the...
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Combine Community Schools with Expanding Learning Time to Help Disadvantaged Youth
Breaking the Mold: Combining Community Schools with Expanded Learning Time to Help Educationally Disadvantaged Students Center for American Progress Students who...
