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Race for Results: Building a Pathway to Opportunity for All Children

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level National, State

State(s) All States

Source The Annie E. Casey Foundation

Policy Areas Children & Families, Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Education

Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in child well-being are evident nationwide. Local elected officials should implement targeted educational and economic policies to remove long-standing barriers and address the specific needs of children of color in their communities. Data...

Child Support Unpacked: Examining the Factors Associated with Order Establishment and Compliance in the Texas Child Support System

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice

It is increasingly important to understand the characteristics of parents who enter the U.S. child support system, and the characteristics of those who comply with their orders. A deeper understanding of parents' characteristics and challenges helps to explain system entry and order...

Supporting Contextualized Resilience as a Buffer to Structural Violence and a Bridge to Healthier Birth Outcomes

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Structural violence reduces health outcomes through systemic stratification along race, class, and gender. People exposed to more structural violence are disproportionately likely to experience preterm birth. This report illustrates the role of structural violence in creating adverse...

Summary of the Results from the Child Support for College (CS4C) Asset-Building Initiative

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

This report presents findings from the Child Support for College (CS4C) pilot program, a public-private collaboration to promote college attendance and financial literacy among those in the Texas child support system. In particular, the program encourages college savings by providing...

Balancing Work and Family: The Economic Effects of Earned Paid Sick Time

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source MassBudget

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Children & Families, Health

This brief examines challenges faced by working families and the role that earned paid sick time can play in helping families meet those challenges. It finds that paid sick time allows families to meet basic needs, increases long-term employment, and prevents unnecessary health expenses....

Students Under Siege: How the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Poverty, and Racism Endanger Our School Children

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2018

Level Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Policy Studies

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families, Education

The path to prison often begins in childhood and in schools segregated by race and class. Over the past 40 years, American schools with high Black and brown student populations in low-income and poor communities have come to resemble prisons more than places of learning. Behaviors...

Raising the Minimum Wage Leads to Significant Gains for Workers, not to ‘Benefits Cliffs’

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source National Employment Law Project

Policy Areas Children & Families, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Minimum wage increases have raised questions about whether income improvements will push working families above eligibility thresholds for public assistance programs. This report analyzes minimum data from across the country and finds that most major benefits programs gradually phase...

American Rescue Plan Act: Innovative MCH Fund Applications

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2022

Level Other, Other Boards and Agencies

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 allocated $1.9 trillion rescue funds to help the nation overcome the post-pandemic devastation. The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs produced this report to illustrate the ways in which they have utilized the funding provided by...

2012 San Antonio Ordinance 0603 Establishing a Sales and Use Tax Election

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2012

Level City or Town

State(s) Texas

Source City of San Antonio

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance

This ordinance establishes an election to authorize the city to levy a minor sales and use tax that would generate funding for early child development and education services in the city. It also provides election logistics including dates, locations, and permitted voting methods....

How Privatization Increases Inequality

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level City or Town, State

State(s) All States

Source In the Public Interest

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

This report outlines the ways in which the privatization of public goods and services has harmed working-class communities and communities of color. Analysis from In The Public Interest identifies five ways mechanisms of privatization that disproportionately hurt poor individuals...

How Paid family & Medical Leave Impacts Working Mothers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town

State(s) All States, California

Source MassBudget

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights

This report examines the impact of Paid Family & Medical Leave (PFML) on working mothers, focusing on California's PFML program. PFML policies, which provide job protections and partial wage replacement, aim to help families by allowing workers to take maternity leave, attend to their...

How Community Schools are Transforming Public Education

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Wisconsin

Source In the Public Interest

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

Community schools collaborate with families, students, and neighborhoods to improve student well-being and academic performance. This report identifies how the community schools improve student learning, health, and development. It recommends on-site health and wellness centers, family...

Supporting Early Childhood Mental Health Sets Georgia’s Kids on the Path to Success

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, State

State(s) Georgia

Source Council for a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

This report discusses the social, economic, and developmental implications of Early Childhood Mental Health (ECMH) challenges, and outlines strategies for Georgia lawmakers to support children struggling with mental or emotional health-related issues. The report recommends lawmakers...

Recommendations for Title V Programs: Co-Creating an Equitable Future with the Wisdom of Communities

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Title V MCH Services Block Grant programs provide funding for three categories of essential services--direct, enabling, and public health services--but requires funded programs to be "family-centered, community-based and culturally competent." This report examines the methodologies...

Ohio’s child care crisis: Parents and providers out of options

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

Child care is a necessity for millions of families but educators are underpaid and care options are unaffordable. This report examines Ohio's child care crisis and provides recommendations for supporting providers and improving accessibility and affordability. It recommends expanding...

Joint Use Agreements in Tucson Arizona

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Arizona

Source Kaboom.org

Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development, Economic Justice, Health, Public Spaces

To address its deficiency in parks and public green spaces, the city of Tucson established joint use agreements with the unified school district which expanded community access to 12 elementary school yards. This brief outlines the costs and legal processes associated with the agreements...

Teacher pay penalty still looms large: Trends in Teacher Wages and Compensation Through 2022

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Education

Cities that want to high-quality education systems need to address the immense disparity in compensation between teachers' and other workers with similar educational credentials. This study examines working conditions for educators and finds that teachers in 31 states earn 20 percent...

Why Do We Focus on the Prenatal-to-3 Age Period? Understanding the Importance of the Earliest years

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families

The first three years of life are the most sensitive for a child’s developing brain and body. Exposure to chronic stressors during these years can lead to physical, cognitive, and emotional health problems in the future that can be costly for families and society to navigate. This...

2022 New York City Local Law 507 Providing No Cost Medication Abortions at Public Health Clinics.

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Health

This local law requires the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost for patients at its health clinics. This law also mandates that the department provide counseling services and make timely referrals to family planning...

Transforming Approaches to Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Optimal Community Impact

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Organizations conducting research on and proposing policy solutions to structural inequalities in maternal and child care often fail to integrate the perspectives of the people being studied into their work. This report explores reasons to include the perspectives of research subjects...

Enhancing Collaborative Practice between Domestic Violence Staff and Child Protective Services Staff

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families, Public Safety

Despite their shared goals, Child Protective Services (CPS) and domestic violence centers have different service philosophies and procedures that can come into conflict. Project S.A.F.E. was created in 2015 to test innovative strategies for cross-system collaboration; including joint...

Achieving Results Through Community School Partnerships

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Educational Leadership

Policy Areas Education, Children & Families

Most school districts do not have a coherent framework and strategy that lays out how the district and its community partners will work together to support student success. Community schools work to address this disconnect. A community school is a nexus of partnerships connecting...

The Oregon Preterm Birth Rate in Context: Zooming in Spatially and Racially

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Oregon

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Following the release of the March of Dimes annual report on progress to improve the health of moms and babies, the only state to receive an "A" was Oregon. This report studies the approach taken by Oregon to address racial and systemic inequality preventing better maternal, prenatal,...

Long-Run Economic Effects of Early Childhood Programs on Adult Earnings

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Partnership For America's Economic Success

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Children & Families

This report analyzes the relationship between improvements in children's early health, achievement, behavior, and home environments, and labor market outcomes when they become adults. Results suggest that investments in early childhood that improve these aspects of development can...

$6.65 Billion: The Growing Cost of Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Council For a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report presents statistics on child care accessibility, affordability, and quality in Pennsylvania. It also outlines the social and economic consequences parents, employers, and taxpayers face due to inadequate child care services in the state. It concludes by identifying steps...

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