Oct
04
2010
A new book by Annie Murphy Paul is generating lots of talk. The title pretty much tells the story: Origins: How the Nine Months Before Birth Shape the Rest of Our Lives. On September 30th, the Diane Rehm Show hosted the...
Sep
29
2010
Since 1974, no age group has had a higher percentage of people living in poverty than children.
New data released by the U.S. Census Bureau revealed increased child poverty rates in 46 states and the District of Columbia. Further, when...
Sep
24
2010
A Roadmap to Need, a new report by the NC Center for Afterschool Programs, uses a variety of indicators to rank North Carolina counties in a "wellness index." Specifically, the report looks at graduation rate, short-term suspension rate, adults...
Sep
10
2010
Improving Supports for Parents of Young Children, a new report by The National Center for Children in Poverty, provides state policymakers with:
highlights from research that links parenting to child outcomes;
questions to guide decisions about programs that could address different...
Sep
03
2010
The cover story of the September 2010 issue of Monitor on Psychology (a publication of the American Psychological Association) calls on psychologists to raise awareness of what is happening to children as a result of the recession. Titled, "The...
Aug
05
2010
Approximately 11 percent of children lack consistent access to adequate food, according to a new report by the National Center for Children in Poverty. Good insecurity among children rose sharply in 2008 after remaining between 8 and 9.5 percent...
Jul
29
2010
A new report by Action for Children, Latino Children in North Carolina, presents both good and bad news.
Today, Latino children are doing a little bit better than three years ago on many of the indicators included in the repor....
Jul
29
2010
Child Trends has a new report on home visiting - What Works for Home Visiting Programs. The report synthesizes the findings from 66 rigorous evaluations of programs with a home visiting component. Overall, 32 programs had positive impacts on...
Jul
27
2010
Action for Children North Carolina announced today that, based on 2007 data, the new Annie E. Casey Foundation KIDS COUNT Data Book ranked North Carolina 37th in child well-being nationwide. The Data Book, released annually, is a state-by-state comparison...
