Texas Children: Canaries in the Coal Mine
A report by the nonpartisan Texans Care for Children finds that glaring social problems borne by Texas' children have resulted from its state government's policies.
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Charter Schools and Equal Opportunity
Charter schools don't foster segregation, argues the former CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools, but they do reflect the environments where they toil to create equal opportunity.
Fostering Strengths, Not Just Red Flags
Once they learned how to talk like real people, workers with Illinois' child welfare agency started spreading the word of strengthening families.
The Bad Daddy Factor
Drinking, smoking, taking prescription meds or failing to eat a balanced diet can influence the health of men's future children.
A Cure for Child Abuse
Asked to investigate the roots of child abuse, a group of social engineers focused not on its causes but its prevention.
A New Reason to Blame, or Thank, Your Mother
New research finds that the quality of early maternal caregiving impacts a child’s emotional relationships once he or she arrives at early adulthood.
The Kindergarten Advantage
How everything you learned in kindergarten affects your salary, your chances of going to college and owning a home, and even your retirement savings.
Bad Parenting? Blame bin Laden
New research links fears of terrorism with authoritarian parenting practices.
Delaying School Start Times Causes Alarm
Efforts to adjust school start times face logistical and political obstacles concerning after-school activities, transportation schedules and sporting events.
Pop-Up Books: More, in Fact, Is More
A recent study that dismissed the effectiveness of pop-up books was flawed from the start, argues best-selling children’s book author Sally Blakemore.