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Children and Electronic Media
A free event at the Brookings Institution to mark the release of the new volume of FOC.
Children and Electronic Media: Parenting in the Technological Age
Children and Electronic Media: Parenting in the Technological Age. A free seminar for parents.
Students and Electronic Media: Teaching in the Technological Age
Students and Electronic Media: Teaching in the Technological Age.
A free one day conference for school administrators.
Excellence in the Classroom: Bringing Research and Practice to Help Strengthen the Teacher Workforce
May 4, 2007 from 8:30 to 3:15 in Dod Auditorium at Princeton University. This conference for practitioners addresses issues such as how to attract, enhance, and retain effective teachers.
Excellence in the Classroom: Improving the Quality of Teaching in America's Schools
March 28, 2007, 9:00 to 11:00am in the Falk Auditorium at the Brookings Institution. This series of panel discussions on teacher quality coincided with the release of the latest Future of Children volume.
Testimony of Ron Haskins
February 22, 2007 - Ron Haskins, Future of Children senior editor, testifies before the Maryland State House of Delegates on the Earned Income Tax Credit.
Early Childhood Education: Effective Use of Public Dollars
March 12, 2007 - Robertson Hall, Princeton University, 4:30pm.
This Researcher Meets Policymaker event featured Steve Barnett, Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research, and Ellen Frede, Co-Director of the National Institute for Early Education Research and former Assistant to the Commissioner for Early Childhood Education at the New Jersey Department of Education.
Teen Relationships, Pregnancy and Marriage
February 28, 2007 at 4:30pm in Robertson Hall, Princeton University. This Researcher Meets Policymaker Lecture featured Rebecca Maynard, the University Professor of Education and Social Policy at the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, and Sarah S. Brown, the founder and director of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy.
Reforming the Juvenile Justice System
December 6, 2006, 4:30pm in Robertson Hall, Princeton University. This Researcher Meets Policymaker Lecture featured Laurence Steinberg, the Laura H. Carnell Professor of Psychology at Temple University, and Donald Devore, the Director of Juvenile Services for the Connecticut Department of Children and Families.
Getting Dads to Work AND Pay: A New Fathers' Agenda
October 11, 2006, 4:30pm in Robertson Hall, Princeton University. This Researcher Meets Policymaker Lecture featured Lawrence Mead, Professor of Politics at New York University, and Robert Doar, Commissioner of the New York State Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance.
Opportunity in America: Does Education Promote Social Mobility?
September 19, 2006 from 10:00am to 12:00pm in Falk Auditorium at the Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C. This program featured a panel of journalists who have written extensively on social mobility and inequality.
Childhood Obesity Photo Exhibit at RWJF
Summer and fall 2006 in the atrium of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The photography exhibit was sponsored by the Woodrow Wilson School in conjunction with the release of The Future of Children “Childhood Obesity” volume.
Testimony of Ron Haskins
July 19, 2006 - Ron Haskins, Future of Children senior editor, testifies before the Committee on Ways and Means about welfare reform's 10 year anniversary.
A Brookings-Princeton Briefing
Tuesday, May 30, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m. in the
Falk Auditorium at
The Brookings Institution,
1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Washington, DC.
Testimony of Ron Haskins
May 3, 2006 - Ron Haskins, Future of Children senior editor, testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on the District of Columbia about marriage.
Childhood Wellness and Obesity - Tools to Help Schools Take Action
March 31, 2006 from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm in Robertson Hall at Princeton University. This conference explored the growing problem of obesity in children facing policymakers and educators.
Childhood Obesity Epidemic Can Be Addressed, Reports Brookings, Princeton
March 14, 2006 from 9:00 a.m to 11:30 a.m. in the Falk Auditorium at the Brookings Institution - Panelists will examine federal, state, and local
initiatives—particularly in public schools—designed to address childhood obesity.
Diet in Decline: Can America's Over-nutrition Crisis be Reversed?
March 13, 2006 at 4:30 p.m. in Robertson Hall at Princeton University
- The Center for Research on Child Wellbeing at Princeton University offers a speaker series, "Researcher Meets Policy Maker," in partnership with the Woodrow Wilson School.
School Readiness Roadshow Conference
March 8, 2006, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Brown University Faculty Club, Providence, RI
"The Future of Children: Childhood Obesity"
February 6 to March 31, 2006 - art exhibit will hang in the Bernstein Gallery at Princeton University
Marriage Education Initiatives
January 27, 2006 - Brookings forum on marriage education programs
“Gay Marriage, Same-Sex Parenting, and America's Children,” by William Meezan and Jonathon Rauch
November 15, 2005 - Speaker Series "Researcher Meets Policy Maker"
"Low-Income Marriage and Child Wellbeing" by Kathryn Edin and Robert Doar
September 27, 2005 - Speaker Series "Researcher Meets Policy Maker"
Brookings-Princeton Panel Focuses on Ways to Promote Marriage to Reduce Poverty
September 13, 2005 - A Brookings Institution Public Event
Webcast - Brookings-Princeton Panel Focuses on Ways to Promote Marriage to Reduce Poverty
Audio Conference - Hear experts discuss findings from "School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps"
May 11, 2005 - Audio Conference
"School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps"
Meeting on Coordination of State Preschool Programs
April 21, 2005—Meeting on Coordination of State Preschool Programs
The Brookings Institution, Washington, D.C.
Webcast - "School Readiness: Closing the Racial and Ethnic Gaps"
March 15, 2005 - A Brookings Public Event
Webcast
"School Readiness: Closing the Racial and Ethnic Gaps"
Conference - "School Readiness: Closing Racial and Ethnic Gaps"
March 11, 2005 - conference at Princeton University for those working with kindergarten and pre-school students
Digital Media's Impact on Youth: Fresh Research
May 9th, 2008 - NetFamilyNews, by Anne Collier
Don't Touch That Dial
April 23, 2008 - The New America Foundation Early Education Watch Blog, by Christina Satkowski
Jeanne Brooks-Gunn on “The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet.”
Preschool plan targets good health
February 20, 2008 - Stamford Advocate, by Natasha Lee
Higher Education Gap May Slow Economic Mobility
February 20, 2008 - The New York Times, by Erik Eckholm
Human Resources a Weak Spot
January 10, 2007 - Education Week, by Lynn Olson
On welfare reform: 'require and enable'
January 5, 2008 - Herald News, McClatchy-Tribune News Wire, by Ron Mincy and Hillard Pouncy
Upfront
October 2007, Vol. 20, Issue 10, p. 16 - Hispanic Magazine, by Eduardo Padron
The Great Divide
October 22, 2007 - Greater Baton Rouge Business Report, by Steve Clark
Connect for Kids (CFK)
October 17, 2007
Low-Wage Workers: Can EITC Carrot Pan out with Prison Threat, Make Men Work?
October 1, 2007 - MII Publications, by Ryan Hess, Employment and Training Reporter
Rangel Is Key to Mayor's Poverty Plan
August 31, 2007 - The New York Sun, by Russell Berman
GISD expands pre-K program
June 14, 2007 - The Galveston County Daily News, by Rhiannon Meyers
A Mission of Outreach and Dissemination
Spring 2007 - WWS News, Center Spotlight
Not Your Father's Pay: Why Wages Today Are Weaker
May 25, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal, by Greg Ip
The Frayed Knot
May 24, 2007 - The Economist print edition
Investing in Parents to Invest in Children
May 22, 2007 - National Summit on America's Children, Remarks by Gordin L. Berlin, President, MDRC
Two Candidates to Roll Out Domestic Proposals
May 21, 2007 - New York Times, by Patrick Healy and Michael Cooper
Marrying Smarter, Later Leading to Decline in U.S. Divorce Rate
May 12, 2007 - The Boston Globe, by Elizabeth Lopatto
Researchers from State University of New York discuss findings in life sciences
April 17, 2007 - Life Science Weekly
Bishop cops a caning
April 16, 2007 - The Courier Mail (Australia)- by, Christopher Bantick
More Pay for Good Teachers
April 10, 2007 - The Australian, by Justine Ferrari
U.S. bill would re-prime merit pay; Replenishing funds would aid Rogers schools' bid to use program
April 5, 2007 - Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Little Rock), by John Krupa
Scholars Suggest Policies to Bolster Teacher Quality
April 5, 2007 - Education Week Vol. 26, Issue 32, Page 9, by Lynn Olson
A Good Teacher: No Substitute
April 2, 2007 - Congressional Quarterly Weekly, by David Nather
And Now, 'Welfare Reform' for Men
March 20, 2007 - The Washington Post, by Lawrence Mead
Relationship Matters: The case for committed relationships
March 11, 2007- The Santa Cruz Sentinel, by Offra Gerstein
What Does It Mean?: More area students receiving free, reduced lunches
February 8, 2007 - The Times Daily (AL), by Lisa Singleton-Rickman
Goodbye, Horatio Alger
February 5, 2007 - The Nation, by Jeff Madrick
Moms rise up, fight for workplace rights
January 11, 2007 - CNNMoney.com, by Christian Zappone
Economic Opportunity and the Role of Education: Cecilia Rouse and Isabel Sawhill chat with Education Week
December 15, 2006 - Edweek.org, moderated by Kevin Bushweller
The Real Value of Public Preschool
December 8, 2006 - New York Times, by Judith Warner
Leave 'Leave it to Beaver' to Beaver
November 17, 2006 - American Prospect Online, by Ezra Klein
Every Kid Deserves an Equal Opportunity
November 12, 2006 - Plattsburgh Press Republican, by Jerry McGovern
'Have Mores' Soar; Immigrants Alone Achieve American Dream
October 30, 2006 - Employment & Training Reporter, by Cecilio Morales
Rags to Riches in U.S. Largely a Myth, Scholars Write
October 25, 2006 - Education Week, by Debra Viadero
The Obesity Fight: Obesity Puts Children at Risk
October 19, 2006 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, by Gale White
Isabel Sawhill interviewed on Lou Dobbs Tonight
October 19, 2006 - CNN
Sharing at the Sand Table 101: Do you need a college degree to teach preschool?
October 16, 2006, Slate.com, by Emily Bazelon
From Rags to Riches?: Barriers to Achieving the American Dream
October 12, 2006, AScribe Newswire: The Public Interest Newswire
The Education Innovator
October 12, 2006 - U.S. Fed News, The U.S. Department of Education Newsletter
Globalization and Schools: It's time to recall Martin Luther King's challenge
October 11, 2006, The Washington Post Editorial
Class not dismissed
September 6, 2006 - The Star-Ledger (Newark) by Suzanne Zimmer Lowery
Cardio Crisis
September 2006 -Experience Life by Anjuia Razdan
As more white Americans adopt Africans, experts point out social realities
August 28, 2006 - Chicago Tribune by Nara Schoenberg
The Role of Built Environments in Physical Activity, Eating, and Obesity in Childhood
Research Brief by James F. Sallis and Karen Glanz
To Close ‘Opportunity Gap' Kids Need Quality Preschools
June 26, 2006 - Laurel Leader Call (Laurel,MS,USA) by Morton Kondracke
To Close ‘Opportunity Gap' U.S. Kids Need Quality Preschools
June 22, 2006 - Roll Call by Morton M. Kondracke
Never too late for dads to be part of kids' lives
June 18, 2006 - The News Journal by Christopher Yasiejko
Growing numbers
May 28, 2006 - South Bend Tribune by David Rumbach
Early-school advocates say local children unprepared
May 26, 2006 - Cincinnati Enquirer by Rebecca Goodman
Not Your Father's Pay: Why Wages Today Are Weaker
May 25, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal, by Greg Ip
Not Your Father's Pay: Why Wages Today Are Weaker
May 25, 2007 - The Wall Street Journal, by Greg Ip
Success By Six is success for all
May 25, 2006 - Enquirer.com Editorial
Marriage-penalty relief pilot for poor
May 25, 2006 - The Hill by Jonathan Allen
Brookings-Princeton Briefing: Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Brookings Institution, 75th Anniversary of Woodrow Wilson School
May 23, 2006 - U.S. Newswire
Brookings-WWS Conference Tackles U.S. Policy Challenges
Spring/Summer 2006 - WWS News (Volume 29, Issue 3)
California public preschool unjustified
May 22, 2006 - University Wire by Michael Ocampo, Daily Titan
Schools engage in healthy discussion
May 8, 2006 - Indiana Daily Student by Laura Jane Hyde
Lower Hudson Valley doctors worry as children get heavier
May 6, 2006 - The Journal News - by Melissa Klein
Juice in, soda out of schools in 2008
May 4, 2006 - The Salt Lake Tribune by Sheena McFarland
Overweight kids: Schools take action
May 2, 2006 - The Christian Science Monitor by Amanda Paulson
The Future of Children --A Princeton and Brookings publication.
April 2006 - Site Reviews by Education World
On the Web
April 2006 - AAP News 2006
Connect for Kids (CFK)
Fighting Obesity in the Public Schools
March 29, 2006 - EducationNews.org
Fighting Obesity in the Public Schools
April 2006 - FINE – The Family Involvement Network of Educators
What's New With Kids?
April 2006 - Nevada Kids Count Newsletter by Rennae Daneshvary
Rising to the Family Challenge
April 4, 2006 - Washington Post by Sally Squires
UNCA program helps families fight fat, become more active
March 28, 2006 - Asheville Citizen-Times by Michael Flynn
Food marketing toward youth contributing to unhealthy choices: Industry has role in stemming obesity
March 2006 - The Nations Health by Kim Krisberg
The Future of Children: Childhood Obesity
March 15, 2006 - Connect For Kids by Roshin Mathew
New Future of Children journal addresses childhood obesity in America
March 15, 2006 - http://www.wws.princeton.edu/
The Future of Children: Childhood Obesity
March 14, 2006 - CFK by Roshin Mathew
Looming Large
March 9, 2006 - Princeton Packet by Hilary Parker
Let's get children moving toward a healthier future
March 9, 2006 - The Baltimore Sun by Andrew L. Yarrow
Of Interest
March 8, 2006 - Princeton Alumni Weekly
The Future of Children in The Scout Report
March 3, 2006 - The Scout Report, Volume 12, Number 9
Future of Children Volume on Childhood Obesity
February 2006 Washington Update
What's love got to do with it?; Matrimonial trends and money, honey
February 2, 2006 - The Washington Times by Suzanne Fields
Marriage programs may get aid; Welfare bill could provide federal funding
January 30, 2006 - The Washington Times by Cheryl Wetzstein
Centers Spotlight: Center for Research and Child Wellbeing--Promoting Research, Training Scholars, Informing Policymakers
Autumn 2005 - WWS News (Vol 29, Issue 1)
The New America Foundation Launches Early Education Reform Initiative
December 13, 2005 – New America Foundation Press Release
Pricey Preschool
December 2, 2005 - The Press Enterprise (Riverside, CA)
U.S. Must Take a Stand in Support of Marriage
November 27, 2006 - Desert News by Ann McFeatters
Marriage needs help; yet political differences have thwarted attempts to boost matrimony
November 27, 2005 - Post-Gazette (Pennsylvania) by Ann McFeatters
Most Americans Want to Promote Marriage, Surveys Say, but Aren't Sure How
November 22, 2005 - The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy by Anne Farris
Strengthen marriage, but maintain safety net
November 15, 2005 - Baltimore Sun by Sara McLanahan and Ron Haskins
Feds: 1.5 million babies born to unwed moms in '04
October 31, 2005 - USA Today by Sharon Jayson
Encouraging two-parent households
October 19, 2005 - Princeton Alumni Weekly by Aimee Hess
Study: Children From Two-Parent Households Do Better in School
October 10, 2005 - Education Week, Report Roundup by Jessica L. Tonn
Efforts To Encourage Marriage In The District Of Columbia
October 6, 2005 - CAPITOL HILL HEARING TESTIMONY
Brookings Ends Research on Welfare Reform - Think Tank Opens Center On Broader Familial Issues
September 28, 2005 - Washington Post by Amy Goldstein
Poverty - D.C. To Test Marriage Plan
September 26, 2005 - Employment & Training Reporter (Vol. 37 No. 5) by David Atstadt
Study Finds Two-Parent Families Better for Kids
September 26, 2005 - Daily Princetonian by Adrian Ross
Nesting
September 22, 2005 - The Times Union (Albany, New York)
Child Poverty Rises as 2-Parent Families Decline
September 22, 2005 - Toronto Star Newspapers, Ltd.
Brookings Barriers to Stable Marriages Panel
September 21, 2005 -Smart Marriages listserv
We have made progress against poverty, but we won't be winning the war anytime soon
September 21, 2005 - Charleston Daily Mail by Robert Samuelson
Perpetuating Myths
September 21, 2005 - The New York Sun by Robert Samuelson
Discovering Poverty (Again)
September 21, 2005 -
Washington Post by Robert J. Samuelson
Elisabeth Donahue interviewed live on the "Dave Rutherford Show"
September 20, 2005 at 12:00 PM - CHQR AM 770 in Calgary, Alberta
Promoting Marriage Only Part of the Solution to Poverty, Experts Find
September 20, 2005 - The Roundtable on Religion and Social Welfare Policy by Anne Farris
Ron Haskins interviewed by Curt Smith for syndicated NPR show, "Perspectives"
September 19, 2005 (aired September 24 at 2:00 PM and September 27 at 11:00 AM)
Nuclear Family Best for Society
September 19, 2005 - Deseret Morning News by Derek Schwebach
Ron Haskins interviewed on "the Heartland with John Kasich"
September 17, 2006 - Fox News
Two-Parent Families
September 15, 2005 - The Globe and Mail - SOCIAL STUDIES by Michael Kesterton
Elisabeth Donahue interviewed live by Greg Tomlin
September 14, 2005 at 3:00 PM - 710-KIRO Radio in Seattle
Elisabeth Donahue interviewed live by Bill Rice
September 14, 2005 at 2:45 PM - KOMO-ABC Radio in Seattle
Today Show clip mentions The Future of Children
September 14, 2005 - NBC Network, The Today Show mentioned The Future of Children journal's latest volume on "Marriage and Child Wellbeing" as a nonpartisan policy source of information revealing that new marriage research may indeed indicate that it is better to stay together for the sake of the children.
Peaceful Home Boosts Families
September 14, 2005 - Calgary Sun (Alberta)
Report: Marriage Can Help Finances
September 14, 2005 - The Houston Chronicle - AROUND THE NATION
Summary of 570 News Radio Interview with Ron Haskins
September 14, 2005 at 1:20 PM - Toronto/Kitchener, Ontario by Gary Doyle
Marriage Boosts Prosperity, Helps Children-US Study
September 13, 2005 - Associated Press (Reuters)
Senate to Consider Brownback's Marriage Bonus Plan for Nation's Capital
September 13, 2005 - Associated Press by Sam Hananel
"In two-parent families, the kids are all right. Study finds stability pays big dividends."
September 13, 2005 - USA Today by Sharon Jayson
Students Gain Insight on Children's Policy Issues
May 30, 2005 - Princeton Weekly Bulletin, (Vol. 94, No. 28) by Jennifer Greenstein Altmann
Latest Report on Future of Children Website Use
Report measures Future of Children website throughout 2005 and the first half of 2006.
Childhood Obesity Epidemic Can Be Addressed, Reports Brookings, Princeton
WASHINGTON, DC, MARCH 14, 2006 - A panel of federal policy makers and state practitioners will examine the recent epidemic of childhood obesity, and in particular the role of schools in fighting this problem.
Marriage and Child Well-Being the Focus of New Issue of Brookings
WASHINGTON, D.C., SEPTEMBER 13, 2005—The fall issue of The Future of Children, “Marriage and Child Well-Being” -- released today by The Brookings Institution and the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International
Affairs at Princeton University.
Brookings, Princeton Announce Publication of First Joint Future of Children Journal
WASHINGTON, D.C., FEBRUARY 9, 2005—Volume addresses racial and ethnic gaps in educational achievement.
A Brookings-Princeton Future of Children Briefing, Policies for Children in Immigrant Families
WASHINGTON D.C., December 16, 2004 - In association with the release of this issue of The Future of Children--the last issue of the journal published by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation--the Brookings Welfare Reform and Beyond initiative will hold a public forum to discuss policy changes that could help promote the development of the children of immigrants.
A new report released today: Children of Immigrant Children
WASHINGTON, D.C., October 5, 2004 —A new report released today finds that immigrant parents' lack of English skills leaves too many children to navigate complex educational and health systems on their own, even at a young age.
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