Race, Ethnicity and Health Snapshots of America’s Families III This snapshot uses national survey results to analyze how health insurance coverage rates and health status responses differ by race and ethnicity. It finds that disparities still persist — and that Hispanic kids are faring markedly worse than both their black and white peers. Read More
Business Leaders' Perceptions of KIDS COUNT This report summarizes data showing how business leaders in Fortune 1000 companies perceive and use the KIDS COUNT Data Books. Read More
Improving School Readiness Outcomes Lessons from Six Communities This report describes six local government efforts to achieve improved school readiness for young children. Read More
Partnering with Medicaid to Advance and Sustain the Goals of the Child Welfare System This report, written as a practical guide for child welfare directors, outlines ways to partner with Medicaid to sustain or enhance high-quality services for children with behavioral health care needs. Read More
A New Model for Integrating Housing and Services Supporting Vulnerable Public Housing Families Brief #2 This brief evaluates the Chicago Housing Authority’s traditional service Plan and the Chicago Family Case Management Demonstration service model according to the challenges faced and solutions implemented when trying to help residents with severe financial, mental, emotional and social issues. Read More
Philanthropic Due Diligence Exploratory Case Studies to Improve Investments in Urban Schools This paper proposes using Exploratory Case Studies as a tool to improve philanthropic giving to school districts empowering funders to make smarter, more strategic investments in our children’s future. Read More
School Readiness, Full-Day Kindergarten, and Student Achievement An Empirical Investigation Using data from Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 1998–1999, this report examines the relationship between a child's preparedness for kindergarten and their achievements in math and reading through grade 5, and whether program components like full-day kindergarten help or hinder development of academic and non-academic skills. Read More
For the Welfare of Children Lessons Learned from Class Action Litigation This publication presents class action litigation information from varying perspectives. It is hoped the “lessons learned” will improve state and local child welfare systems charged with keeping vulnerable children from harm, and help those invoved with possible or real changes that must be made. Read More
Costly Credit: African Americans and Latinos in Debt Borrowing to Make Ends Meet Briefing Paper #5 While there were income gains in the late 1990s, the average American’s credit card debt rose faster than ever before. This paper documents the dramatic rise in credit card debt and provides a snapshot of these trends by race between 1992 and 2001. Read More
Making KIDS COUNT in Rural Northern New England This report pairs focus group feedback and interview answers with quantitative data to tell the story of family economic success in rural Northern New England. It offers recommendations — and a spark for ongoing discussions — aimed at helping families in these rural areas thrive. Read More
