Noteworthy
Senior Editor Janet Currie
June 29, 2012
Future of Children Senior Editor Janet Currie breaks ground by honing in on new-and potentially better-ways to measure the impact of prebirth stress on newborns and opens avenues for further research into potential impact on such children's later development. Click here for more.
Senior Editor Ron Haskins
June 5, 2012
Ron Haskins discussed the five major causes of poverty in his testimony before the United States Senate Committee on Finance.
Senior Editor Christina Paxson
March 2, 2012
Future of Children Senior Editor Christina Paxson selected to be the next president of Brown University. Read the Woodrow Wilson School Article.
Hurricane Katrina Survivors Struggle with Poor Mental Health
February 13, 2012
Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area. The study's lead author, Christina Paxson of Princeton University, said that the results were a departure from other surveys both in the design and the results. Click here to read the Woodrow Wilson School's coverage of the study.
Building the Connection between Policy and Evidence
September, 2011
This new report is co-authored by Future of Children senior editor, Ron Haskins. It discusses the Obama administration's evidence-based initiatives. Click here to read the report.
H.R. Bill 2637
July 25, 2011
President Obama Announces Members of the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.
May 26, 2011
Marta Tienda, co-editor of the Future of Children's recent Immigrant Children volume, is among the newly appointed members of a Presidential Commission designed to improve the academic achievement of Latino students. Click here to read the press release.
National Academy of Sciences Announces Election of New Members
May 3, 2011
The Future of Children Editor-in-Chief, Sara McLanahan is elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Click here to read the press release.
