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Leaders & Laggards: A State-by-State Report Card on Educational Effectiveness

In its third iteration, this report by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation seeks to statistically analyze, rank and grade the school...

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Education at a Glance 2014: OECD Indicators

The OECD's annual publication on the state of education around the world.

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Hidden in Plain Sight – A Statistical Analysis of Violence Against Children

UNICEF compiles data from 190 countries to provide a comprehensive, detailed report on the prevalence of violence against children worldwide, analyzing its...

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School Choice Today: Voucher Laws Across the States

The Center for Education Reform scores and ranks the charter school and voucher systems of the fourteen U.S. states in which they...

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Intentions to Smoke Cigarettes Among Never-Smoking U.S. Middle and High School Electronic Cigarette Users, National Youth Tobacco Survey, 2011-2013

A research study by researchers from the CDC, Georgia State University, and the FDA shows that growing numbers of youth who have...

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Expenditures on Children by Families 2013

The latest iteration of the USDA's annual report estimating the expenditures on children by American families. It shows, among many other things,...

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How America Pays for College 2014

An annual national study prepared by Sallie Mae and Ipsos which quantifies and discusses the ways in which families across the U.S....

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Changing the Culture of Youth Sports

Safe Kids Worldwide takes a look at the wide-ranging and often inconsistent safety practices in youth sports across the nation.

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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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Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects and Centers Program: Rehabilitation Research and Training Centers–Vocational Rehabilitation Practices for Youth and Young Adults

Subject: Youth Development, Job Training, College and Careers, Research, Youth Employment | Deadline: Sept. 2, 2014

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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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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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Healthy Homes and Lead Technical Studies Grant Program

Subject: Safety, Child Welfare, Health | Deadline: Aug. 25, 2014

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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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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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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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