Child Policy Issues
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Testimony
Building Blocks for a Strong Preschool to Early Elementary Education System
Testimony presented before the Council of the District of Columbia, Committee of the Whole on February 16, 2012.
2010 and prior
March 9, 2010
Children on the Home Front: The Experiences of Children from Military Families
Testimony presented by Anita Chandra before the House Armed Services Committee, Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
April 2, 2008
Availability of Drinking Water in California Public Schools
Testimony presented before the California State Assembly Subcommittee on Education.
June 23, 2005
Developing Process Indicators to Improve Educational Governance: Lessons for Education from Health Care
Testimony presented to the California Little Hoover Commission.
March 17, 2005
School-Based Drug Prevention and Other Strategies For Reducing Drug Use
Testimony presented to the Oregon State Senate and House Judiciary Committees.
June 10, 2002
After 9/11: Stress and Coping Across America
Testimony presented before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions field hearing.
October 16, 2001
Estimating the Effect of Work Requirements on Welfare Recipients: A Synthesis of the National Literature
Testimony presented before the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness, Committee on Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives.
June 1, 2001
School Violence Prevention
Testimony presented to the California State Assembly Select Committee on School Safety.
February 15, 2000
The Pace of CalWORKs Implementation
Testimony presented at a hearing of the California State Assembly Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Health and Human Services.
December 8, 1999
The Pace of CalWORKs Implementation
Testimony presented at a hearing of the California State Senate Committee on Health and Human Services.
Briefs
Improving Cross-System Care for Parental Depression and Early Childhood Developmental Delays — 2013
The Helping Families Raise Healthy Children initiative addressed depression among parents of children with early childhood developmental delays, aligning the early intervention and behavioral health systems with a focus on relationship-based care.
Advancing the Professional Development System for California's Early Care and Education Workforce — 2012
Offers recommendations for improving the education and training of California's early childhood workforce.
How Do Soldiers’ Deployments Affect Children’s Academic Performance and Behavioral Health? — 2012
With regard to Army families, the study examines the effects of long and frequent parental deployments on children’s academic performance as well as their emotional and behavioral well-being in the school setting.
Incorporating Child Assessments into State Early Childhood Quality Improvement Initiatives — 2012
Identifies five strategies for incorporating child assessments into the design, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives designed to raise the quality of care in early care and education settings such as quality rating and improvement systems.
Meeting the Challenge: The Economic Return on Investment in the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe Program — 2012
A cost-benefit analysis of the National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program, a program serving high school dropouts, indicates that every dollar invested in the program yields $2.66 in social benefits, an estimated return on investment of 166 percent.
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