Is the United States Bad for Children's Health? Risk and Resilience...
Children of immigrants face many challenges compared to their native peers, and one of them could be greater health risks. More specifically, children of Mexican immigrants tend to experience more...
View ArticleK-12 Educational Outcomes of Immigrant Youth
Immigrant communities themselves are very diverse and their characteristics cannot always be generalized. Even within K-12 education, academic performance of immigrant students varies and can be...
View ArticlePreparing the Children of Immigrants for Early Academic Success
Even though recent research shows that in high school, children of immigrants perform well and often outperform their peers with U.S.-born parents, the opposite is true for young children....
View ArticleThe Living Arrangements of Children of Immigrants
Children of immigrants typically have different characteristics than their native born peers in various areas, such as educational achievement, health outcomes and family dynamic. Living arrangements,...
View ArticleThe Physical and Psychological Well-Being of Immigrant Children
Poor childhood health contributes to lower socioeconomic status in adulthood, and in turn, adults with lower socioeconomic status end up contributing poor health outcomes to their children. Health...
View ArticleUnauthorized Immigrants and their Children's Development
Current policy debates about unauthorized immigrants tend to focus on adults and older youth, even though children comprise a large population affected by immigration laws. A parent’s unauthorized...
View Article"My Arms Still Ache"
A note from Center Director Julie Drizin: JCCF mourns the passing of journalist Sara Fritz, who served as a judge in the 2013 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism. Sara was a longtime supporter of...
View ArticleNew American Children
Who are the New American Children? They are the sons and the daughters of immigrants who have come to the United States - sometimes legally, sometime not - in search of a better life. For more than a...
View ArticleEducation for Homeless Children and Youths Program Data Collection Summary
Four years into the nation’s economic recovery, youth homelessness is only getting worse. The latest data by the U.S. Department of Education was compiled and released in an October 2013 report by the...
View ArticleThe New Kids
Navigating the world of high school can be a difficult task for any American teenager. However, for the students at International High School in Queens, N.Y., a school specifically for immigrant...
View ArticleThe Graduates/Los Graduados: Good News and Inspiration
Tulsa Native Darlene became pregnant and left school. She is currently working towards graduation day and beyond. Photo Courtesy of Quiet PicturesThe thought of high school dropouts is, well,...
View ArticleThe New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens
Navigating the world of high school can be a difficult task for any American teenager. However, for the students at International High School in Queens, N.Y., a school specifically for immigrant...
View ArticleQ & A with Brooke Hauser
Brooke Hauser is an award-winning author, journalist and teacher. Her book, "The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens" documents the lives of teens at...
View ArticleThe Graduates/Los Graduados: Good News and Inspiration
Tulsa Native Darlene became pregnant and left school. She is currently working towards graduation day and beyond. Photo Courtesy of Quiet PicturesThe thought of high school dropouts is, well,...
View ArticleLife Goes On: The historic rise in life sentences in America
One in 9 prisoners in America – about 160,000 – are sentenced for life, while one third of them – about 50,000 – are ineligible for parole, a 23 percent increase since 2008. An October 2013 report by...
View ArticleOn the Beat: Student Voices Find Natural Home on The Hechinger Report
Reporter Corps participants, from left: Xochil Frausto, Ryan Johnson, Shanice Joseph, Skylar Myers and Miguel MolinaRyan Johnson was one of five youth reporters whose work was published by The...
View ArticleThe First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success
A child’s development during the critical early years has a powerful and lasting impact as they progress through school and adulthood. A November 2013 KIDS COUNT policy report by the Annie E. Casey...
View ArticleThe First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success
The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s latest KIDS COUNT® policy report, The First Eight Years: Giving Kids a Foundation for Lifetime Success, calls for expanding investment in the nation's youngest children....
View ArticlePrevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders in Child-Care Settings
Prenatal alcohol exposure is a leading cause for placing children in a child-care system (e.g., orphanage, foster care or child welfare system) and leaves this population at high risk for fetal alcohol...
View ArticleBuilding Communities of Care for Military Children and Families
Military children and their families are one of the biggest American subcultures, yet often go unnoticed in the public sphere. With an estimated 57 percent of active-duty troops in 2011 being the...
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