Child Trends.(numbers in the news)(Brief article)
The percentage of all children under age 18 with private health
insurance coverage decreased from 71 percent in 2000 to 65 percent in
2005.
During the same time period, the percentage of children . . .
The Urban Institute.(numbers in the news)(Brief article)
While Congress and the administration debate the future of the
11-12 million unauthorized immigrants, it is easy to overlook the more
than 5 million children in families with unauthorized parents.
. . .
The Urban Institute.(numbers in the news)(Brief article)
Despite the recent housing market slowdown, home prices and rents
remain out of reach for many Washington-area residents, especially those
with physical and mental disabilities, elderly people who . . .
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration.(numbers in the news)(Brief article)
The number of adolescents using marijuana on an average day vastly
exceeds half the number of all students registered in New York City
schools.
On an average day, nearly 1.2 million teenagers . . .
Pennsylvania blazes a trail in early childhood systems
collaboration.(making things happen)
In May 2007, Speaker Nancy Pelosi convened the National Summit on
America's Children on Capitol Hill to bring national focus to early
developmental needs and issues among children from birth to age . . .
Child welfare reviews need clear, open communications
strategy.(communications corner)
The key to a successful communications strategy for the federal
Child and Family Services Review is to focus on continuous improvement.
Improving the state's system and outcomes for children and . . .
Title I and early childhood programs: a look at investments in
the NCLB era.(noted studies)(No Child Left Behind Act )(Brief
art
This paper explores the wide range of ways in which school
districts are using funds from Title I of the No Child Left Behind Act
for early education through kindergarten and examines how . . .
Principles for immigration reform.(noted studies)(Brief
article)
The U.S. immigration system is in need of fundamental reform,
according to a report by the Center for American Progress.
According to the report's authors, a series of piecemeal
initiatives at . . .
Professor presents Disability report in Washington.(noted
studies)(Andrew Houtenville )(Brief article)
Despite accounting for many ethnic, age and gender groups, the U.S.
Census Bureau's data on the current population fail to include
statistics regarding the disabled population, according to . . .
Study of Healthy Kids programs finds dramatic gains in well-being
of children and families.(noted studies)(Report)(Brief article
This study presents highlights from rigorous, independent
evaluations of the Healthy Kids programs in three California
counties--Los Angeles, San Mateo and Santa Clara. The three programs
provide . . .
Immigrant integration in low-income urban neighborhoods.(noted
studies)(Brief article)
The paper explores the financial well-being and economic
integration of immigrant groups compared with native-born minorities and
whites in vulnerable urban neighborhoods. Among the main findings . . .
Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in
America.(Book review)
Hope Matters: The Untold Story of How Faith Works in America
By John Calhoun/Bartleby Press/hard cover/238 pages/ First
Edition/ISBN 978-0-910155-72-4/$23.50
There are so many ways that one can . . .
Say what?(newsmakers)
I've received a variety of queries, along with examples of
jargoneering social service bureaucrats, this time around. Perhaps we
should first remind ourselves that human service agencies are often . . .
James Edge has been named assistant director for the Division of
Medical Assistance Programs at Oregon's Department of Human
Ser
James Edge has been named assistant director for the Division of
Medical Assistance Programs at Oregon's Department of Human
Services. He has served as interim State Medicaid Director since . . .
Vincent Colonno has been named director of the Albany (N.Y.)
County Department of Social Services.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Vincent Colonno has been named director of the Albany (N.Y.) County
Department of Social Services, succeeding Elizabeth Berlin, who left to
work for the governor. Colonno has been commissioner of . . .
Oregon Department of Human Services' Children, Adult and
Families Division.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Bryan Johnston is the interim director of the Oregon Department of
Human Services' Children, Adult and Families Division since the
retirement of former Director Ramona . . .
Tommy G. Thompson has been elected to the Board of Directors of
Harmony Information Systems Inc.(newsmakers)(Brief article)
Tommy G. Thompson, former secretary of the U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services and governor of Wisconsin, has been elected to
the Board of Directors of Harmony Information Systems Inc., a . . .
Organizational effectiveness: evolution of training.(the field
works)
The quest for effectiveness is centuries old. Plato wrote about the
correlation of system processes around 300 A.D. and spoke of "what
we put into something" should reflect "what we get out of
it." . . .
NASMD holds fall conference.(affiliates' corner)(National
Association of State Medicaid Directors )(Conference news)(Brief
artic
The National Association of State Medicaid Directors held its fall
meeting in Washington, D.C. on Nov. 12-15, with more than 700 attendees
and 48 state Medicaid directors and four Territories . . .
NASCCA Annual Meeting held in Rhode Island.(affiliates'
corner)(National Association of State Child Care Administrators )(Brief
Members of the National Association of State Child Care
Administrators came together for their 2007 Annual Meeting with a wide
of array of policy and practice issues to discuss. On Oct. 25-26, . . .
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