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Feb 15
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10 Characteristics of Preschool-Age Children

By | Research Highlight

10 Characteristics of Preschool-Age Children

Urban Institute (Sept, 2017)

The “10 Characteristics of Preschool-Age Children” interactive data tool generates charts and tables with indicators on children ages 3 to 5 for the United States, the 50 states and the District of Columbia, and metropolitan and micropolitan areas, using data from the American Community Survey (ACS). It presents data on groups of preschool-age children defined by their school enrollment, their family income, and their parents’ nativity.

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DACA Recipients’ Economic and Educational Gains Continue to Grow 

By | Research Highlight

DACA Recipients’ Economic and Educational Gains Continue to Grow

Tom K. Wong, Greisa Martinez Rosas, Adam Luna, Henry Manning, Adrian Reyna, Patrick O’Shea, Tom Jawetz, and Philip E. Wolgin, Center for American Progress (August 28, 2017)

From August 1, 2017 to August 20, 2017, Tom K. Wong of the University of California, San Diego; United We Dream (UWD); the National Immigration Law Center (NILC); and the Center for American Progress fielded a national survey to further analyze the economic, employment, educational, and societal experiences of DACA recipients. This is the largest study to date of DACA recipients with a sample size of 3,063 respondents in 46 states as well as the District of Columbia.

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While Everybody Slept, Congress did Something Extraordinary for Vulnerable Children

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While Everybody Slept, Congress did Something Extraordinary for Vulnerable Children

Aida Chavez & Ryan Grim, The Intercept (Feb 11, 2018)

Tucked quietly into the most recent congressional measure to keep the government open was the most sweeping and ambitious piece of child welfare legislation passed in at least a decade. It’s an attempt to reshape the entrenched foster care system as a raging opioid epidemic swells the population of children in need.

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