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The Abbott districts in 2005-2006: Progress and challenges A presentation of findings from the Abbott Indicators Project for the 2005-2006 academic year, and a discussion of implementation challenges in Abbott districts and policy recommendations for secondary school standards reform in New Jersey |
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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 |
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Changes in Massachusetts welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems An overview of the changes in Massachusetts welfare policy as the focus shifts from families on welfare to those leaving welfare |
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Child care arrangements for children under five: Variation across states A study of the primary child care arrangements of children under five whose mothers are employed, as well as of the variations in patterns of child care arrangements by state, by the child's age, and by the income status of the child's family. |
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Child care assistance under welfare reform: Early responses by the states An exploration of the child care assistance system in place just before the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 (PRWORA) and states’ use of the increased freedom of the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF) to develop new systems of assistance |
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Child care expenses of America's families A study of the child care expenses of working families with children under age 13, with particular attention to low-income families. |
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Child care patterns of school-age children with employed mothers An examination of variations in out-of-school time child care arrangements used by families with working mothers, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) |
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Children cared for by relatives: What do we know about their well-being? A discussion of the role of relative child care on child behavioral and cognitive development using data from the 1997 and 1999 Survey of American's Families |
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Children cared for by relatives: Who are they and how are they faring? An investigation into the well-being of children living in non-parental family arrangements, based of data from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF) |
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Early care and education: Work support for families and development opportunity for young children An investigation into the use of nonparental care by families, based on information gathered from the National Survey of America’s Families (NSAF) |
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Early language development: Fragile Families in urban Essex research brief A discussion of early language development in children and the way it is affected by several commingling factors: the mothers’ educational level, income, ethnicity, and the gender of the child |
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Families who left welfare: Who are they and how are they doing? A study of the economic status of a nationally representative sample of families who left welfare in the early period after federal welfare reform |
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Fragile lives, shattered dreams: A report of implementation of preschool education in New Jersey's Abbott districts A critical account of the implementation of the Abbott preschool program in New Jersey, based on compliance and achievement data from the state’s 30 Abbott districts |
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Getting and retaining child care assistance: How policy and practice influence parents experiences A study of parents' interaction with the child care subsidy system and how state and local subsidy policies and practices affect parents' experiences. Particular attention is paid to the process of applying for and retaining subsidies. |
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Left behind or staying away?: Eligible parents who remain off TANF An overview of eligible single parents who do not participate in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) |
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National Survey of America's Families, 1997 A cross-sectional survey of the economic, health, and social characteristics of families in the United States including such topics as child health care, child well being, child behavior problems, child care use, child education and cognitive development, and child social and emotional development. |
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National Survey of America's Families, 1999 A cross-sectional survey of the economic, health, and social characteristics of families in the United States covering such topics as child health care, child well being, child behavior problems, child care use, child education and cognitive development, and child social and emotional development. |
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Navigating the child care subsidy system: Policies and practices that affect access and retention A brief that summarizes the results of a study of child care subsidy policies and practices that can affect parents' interaction with the subsidy agency, the subsidy application process, and subsidy retention. |
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The new child care block grant: State funding choices and their implications A discussion of states’ usage of the Child Care Block Grant (CCBG) after the 1996 welfare reform and the implication of such changes in spending on welfare programs |
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The number of child care arrangements used by children under five: Variation across states A study of the consistent weekly use of multiple child care arrangements by employed mothers of preschool children, examining variations by state, child age, and family income level, and analyzing combinations of child care types, based on data from the 1997 National Survey of America's Families (NSAF) |
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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 |
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The real cost of living in 2005: The self-sufficiency standard for New Jersey An account of the origin, calculation, and implementation of the New Jersey Self-Sufficiency Standard, a measure of the income needed for families to adequately meet their basic needs without public or private assistance, with an analysis of the ways that public work supports, public policies, child support, and other available resources can help families move toward self sufficiency |
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Recent changes in California welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems A brief on recent changes to social welfare policies in California. |
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Recent changes in Colorado welfare and work, child care, and child welfare systems This brief provides findings from the more recent visits to Colorado, which examine changes to the state's social service system. It serves to update the 1998 report, Income Support and Social Services for Low-Income People in Colorado. |
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Recent changes in Florida welfare to work, child care, and child welfare systems A brief on changes to social welfare policies in Florida beginning in the 1990s to 2000 |
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