Do Family Separation and Detention Deter Immigration?
Statistical analysis of data on southwest border apprehensions illustrates that policies of family separation and detention will not deter families from coming to the United States.
Families Can Expect to Pay 20 Percent of Income on Summer Child Care
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Blueprint for the 21st Century
Top 10 Early Childhood Ideas for States in 2018
A Compass for Families
Where Does Your Child Care Dollar Go?
Trump’s Family Incarceration Policy Threatens Healthy Child Development
Spending any amount of time in family detention is detrimental to children’s mental, physical, and emotional health.
American Indian and Alaska Native Maternal and Infant Mortality: Challenges and Opportunities
American Indian and Alaska Native women face high rates of maternal and infant mortality.
Bold Ideas for State Action
Americans are ready for states—the laboratories of democracy—to offer a new progressive vision for shared prosperity. This report presents a menu of state policy priorities to help people secure good jobs and good wages and to support strong and healthy communities in which all people are treated fairly and equitably.
Head Start in Rural America
These 10 state facts sheets provide comprehensive new information on the number of rural families served by Head Start, including rates of health service delivery.
The Trump Plan to Cut Benefit Programs Threatens Children
Cuts to programs that provide children with health care, nutritious food, and stable housing will compromise their development during a critically important time.
5 Recent Environmental Safety Changes Threatening Children’s Health
Under the leadership of Administrator Scott Pruitt, the Environmental Protection Agency is scaling back safety measures that keep children’s food, air, and water safe.
Progressive Policy Wins in the Omnibus
Congress’ spending deal makes a number of important policy advances—although it shamefully leaves Dreamers behind.
Fact Sheets: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Harms Nearly Every Community Across the Country
Trump’s budget is an unmitigated disaster for everyday Americans—including women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, communities of color, and more.
Trump’s Budget Reveals that He Wants Everyday Americans to Pay for His Tax Cuts for the Wealthy
The president's budget pays for his tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations by slashing health care, education, and other critical investments.
Trump’s Attack on Immigrants Is Breaking the Backbone of America’s Child Care System
One in five early childhood educators are immigrants; threatening their security undermines the nation’s child care system.
Exploring African Americans’ High Maternal and Infant Death Rates
It is imperative to consider how racism and other forms of discrimination contribute to alarmingly high rates of maternal and infant mortality among African American women.
Imposing Medicaid Work Requirements Would Be Bad for Children’s Health Too
Imposing work requirements for parents could introduce instability to children’s health care coverage and increase stress in homes across America.
Suspensions Are Not Support
The United States suspends or expels preschool children with disabilities at an alarming rate.
While Congress Cuts Taxes, Children and Families Are Left Without Health Insurance and Support Services
Congress’ focus on passing tax cuts for the wealthy has left state administrators to explain why families may lose services covered under the Children’s Health Insurance Program and the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting program.