Assessing the New Federalism
A multi-year, multi-pronged project that analyzes state policy choices, including policy development and implementation, and family well-being in the context of the significant devolution of responsibility for social programs from the federal government to the states
Major Research Projects
Getting help with child care expenses
An analysis of the relationship between child care help and child care expenses for working families between 1997 and 1999
Reports & Papers
National evaluation of Early Reading First: Final report
An evaluation of the Early Reading First component of the No Child Left Behind Act, a grant program providing funding to preschools serving children from low-income families to improve language and literacy development, comparing child outcomes and teacher practices in funded programs versus programs that had applied for but not received funding, based on child assessments, classroom observations, and teacher surveys
Reports & Papers
National evaluation of Early Reading First: Final report [Executive summary]
A summary of an evaluation of the No Child Left Behind Act's Early Reading First component, a grant program providing funding to preschools serving children from low-income families to improve language and literacy development, that compared child outcomes and teacher practices in funded prorgrams and programs that had applied for but not received funding, based on child assessments, classroom observations, and teacher surveys
Executive Summary
Primary child care arrangements of employed parents: Findings from the 1999 National Survey of America's Families
A discussion of data from the 1999 National Survey of America’s
Families focusing on child care arrangements for children
under the age of 13 with employed parents
Reports & Papers
Recent changes in Alabama welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems
A brief on recent changes to social welfare policies in Alabama.
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Welfare reform under PRWORA: Aid to children with working families?
An overview of changes made to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PWRORA) of 1996, a discussion of the influences of these changes on incentives for states and families, and a preliminary assessment of the impact of PRWORA on state and local governments and low income families with children
Other
Welfare reform under PRWORA: Aid to children with working families?
An overview of changes made to the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and Child Care Development Fund (CCDF) programs under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (PWRORA) of 1996, with a discussion of the influences of these changes on incentives for states and families, and a preliminary assessment of the impact of PRWORA on state and local governments and low income families with children
Other
