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Conceptual Frameworks for Intentional Approaches to Improving Economic Security and Child Well-being

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Conceptual Frameworks for Intentional Approaches to Improving Economic Security and Child Well-being

Teresa Eckrich Sommer, P. Lindsay ChaseLansdale, Emily Sama-Miller, Christine Ross, and Scott Baumgartner, Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation (OPRE) (Feb 2, 2018)

The Exploration of Integrated Approaches to Supporting Child Development and Improving Family Economic Security project investigated the design and the  of approaches to alleviating poverty that address the needs of low-income parents and children. The project examined programs that deliberately combine services that are intended to support both child development and parental economic security.

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10 Characteristics of Preschool-Age Children

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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 

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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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