Urban Institute: Children http://www.urban.org/children/index.cfm Urban Institute reports on: Children - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. en-us Copyright 2009 Urban Institute http://backend.userland.com/rss Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:35:34 EST Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/images/UI_logo_29x29.jpg 29 29 http://www.urban.org <![CDATA[Vibrant Neighborhoods, Successful Schools : What the Federal Government Can Do to Foster Both]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411927&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Margery Austin Turner, Alan Berube ) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Do Access Experiences Affect Parents' Decisions to Enroll Their Children in Medicaid and SCHIP? Findings from Focus Groups with Parents]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001293&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Ian Hill, Holly Stockdale, Marilynn Evert, Kathleen Gifford ) Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rich with Insights on Child Welfare, New Book Maps Out Organizational Change and Children's Policy Reforms]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901270&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Reject proposal to end welfare]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901261&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olivia Golden, Sheila R. Zedlewski ) Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Health Care Reform for Children with Public Coverage: How Can Policymakers Maximize Gains and Prevent Harm?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411899&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Genevieve M. Kenney, Stan Dorn ) Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Data Appendix to Federal Expenditures on Infants and Toddlers in 2007]]> looks comprehensively at federal spending and tax expenditures targeted toward infants and toddlers. This appendix details our data sources, the programs we include, and the methodology used to estimate the percentage of federal expenditures that went to infants and toddlers in 2007.]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411895&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Adam Kent, Tracy Vericker, Paul Johnson, Julia Isaacs, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Gillian Reynolds, Elizabeth Bell, Rebecca L. Clark, Rosalind Berkowitz King, Christopher Spiro, C. Eugene Steuerle, Adam Carasso ) Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Express Lane Eligibility and Beyond: How Automated Enrollment Can Help Eligible Children Receive Medicaid and CHIP]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411879&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Stan Dorn ) Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Federal Expenditures on Infants and Toddlers in 2007]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411875&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Julia Isaacs, Tracy Vericker, Adam Kent, Paul Johnson ) Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Federal Expenditures on Infants and Toddlers in 2007 Key Facts]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411878&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Julia Isaacs, Tracy Vericker, Adam Kent, Paul Johnson ) Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Youngest Children Are Underrepresented in Federal Budget]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901249&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Every Kid Counts in the District of Columbia: 15th Annual Fact Book 2008]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001263&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Jennifer Comey, David Price, Michel Grosz ) Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Strengthening Families Through Stronger Fathers Initiative: Lessons from the First Year of the Evaluation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411870&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Carolyn T. O'Brien, Ronald B. Mincy ) Thu, 09 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Disability Onset Among Working Parents : Earnings Drops, Compensating Income Sources and Health Insurance Coverage]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411855&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Cynthia Perry, Genevieve M. Kenney, Bogdan Tereshchenko ) Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Improving Early Childhood Development Policies and Practices : Before the House Committee on Education and Labor, Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education Subcommittee]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901241&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gina Adams ) Thu, 19 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Residential Segregation and Low-Income Working Families]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411845&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Margery Austin Turner, Karina Fortuny ) Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Nine in Ten: Using the Tax System to Enroll Eligible, Uninsured Children into Medicaid and SCHIP]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411844&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Stan Dorn, Bowen Garrett, Cynthia Perry, Lisa Clemans-Cope, Aaron Lucas ) Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Los Angeles Healthy Kids Improves Access to Care and Health Status : Brief No. 26]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411842&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Embry M. Howell, Lisa Dubay, Sarah Benatar, Louise Palmer, Ian Hill ) Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Examining Child Support Arrears in California: The Collectibility Study]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411838&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Heather L. Koball, Kate Pomper, Chava Zibman ) Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Preventing Child Support Arrears in Texas by Improving Front-end Processes]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411829&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Tess Tannehill ) Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[HealthConnect in Our Community: What Do Health Navigators, Community Health Workers, and Families Say About the Program?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411824&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Louise Palmer, Ian Hill, Asya Magazinnik ) Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Evaluation of HealthConnect in Our Community: Final Report]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411825&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Embry M. Howell, Gloria Deckard, Carladenise Edwards, Ian Hill, Louise Palmer, Lee Sanders, Anna S. Sommers ) Thu, 22 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Prospects for Reducing Uninsured Rates among Children: How Much Can Premium Assistance Programs Help?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411823&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Genevieve M. Kenney, Allison Cook, Jennifer Pelletier ) Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Assessing Child Support Arrears in Nine Large States and the Nation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001242&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Elaine Sorensen, Liliana Sousa, Simone G. Schaner ) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Providing Maternity Care to the Underserved : A Comparative Case Study of Three Maternity Care Models Serving Women in Washington, D.C.]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411818&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Louise Palmer, Allison Cook, Brigette Courtot ) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Setting Income Thresholds in Medicaid/SCHIP: Which Children Should Be Eligible?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411817&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Genevieve M. Kenney, Jennifer Pelletier ) Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Department of Health and Human Services: Improving Services for Children and Families]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=1001233&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Olivia Golden, Joan Lombardi ) Wed, 03 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[State Buy-In Programs: Prospects and Challenges]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411795&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Genevieve M. Kenney, Linda J. Blumberg, Jennifer Pelletier ) Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Parents' Opinions of the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program Remain High Despite Recent Challenges : Findings from the Second Evaluation Focus Groups]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411796&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Ian Hill, Louise Palmer, Patricia Barreto, Eriko Wada, Enrique Castillo ) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids Having Kids Unravels the Complex Consequences of Teen Parenthood for Individuals and Society]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901199&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Three Considerations for Children's Savings Accounts]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411792&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica ) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[What Can We Expect from Children's Savings Accounts?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411793&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Barbara Butrica ) Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Growing Pains for the Los Angeles Healthy Kids Program]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411789&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Ian Hill, Patricia Barreto, Brigette Courtot, Eriko Wada ) Fri, 07 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mapping the Childhood Obesity Epidemic : A Geographic Profile of the Predicted Risk for Childhood Obesity in Communities Across the United States]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411773&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sharon K. Long, Leah Hendey, Kathryn L.S. Pettit ) Thu, 16 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Mapping Community Data on Children of Prisoners: Strategies and Insights]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411766&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Diana Brazzell, Nancy G. La Vigne ) Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Q&A: New Income and Poverty Statistics and the Social Safety Net]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411897&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Linda J. Blumberg, Harry Holzer, Pamela J. Loprest, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Karin Martinson, Signe-Mary McKernan, Cynthia Perry, Caroline Ratcliffe, Margaret Simms, Margery Austin Turner, Shelley Waters Boots ) Wed, 27 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[A New Safety Net for Low-Income Families]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411738&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Sheila R. Zedlewski, Ajay Chaudry, Margaret Simms ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Making Work Pay Enough - Summary]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411713&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gregory Acs, Margery Austin Turner ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Supporting Parents' Employment and Children's Development - Summary]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411721&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Shelley Waters Boots, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber, Anna Danziger ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Putting Children's Welfare First]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411719&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Wade F. Horn ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Comment on "Helping Poor Working Parents Get Ahead"]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411724&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Evelyn Ganzglass ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Comment on "Enabling Families to Weather Emergencies and Develop"]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411736&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Edward N. Wolff ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[States Will Find Their Own Solutions]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411732&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Larry Temple ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Unemployment Insurance Is in Desperate Need of Modernization]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411731&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Howard Rosen ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Social Scientists Recommend New Safety Net for Low-Income Familes]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901186&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dealing with the Original Sin Driving Health Costs]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901183&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( C. Eugene Steuerle ) Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Data Appendix to Kids' Share 2008]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411704&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Gillian Reynolds, Elizabeth Bell, Rebecca L. Clark, Rosalind E. Berkowitz, Christopher Spiro ) Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids' Share 2008: How Children Fare in the Federal Budget]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411699&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Adam Carasso, C. Eugene Steuerle, Gillian Reynolds, Tracy Vericker, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber ) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids' Share 2008: Key Facts]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411700&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Adam Carasso, C. Eugene Steuerle, Gillian Reynolds, Tracy Vericker, Jennifer Ehrle Macomber ) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids to Receive Declining Share of Federal Spending]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901182&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Using Local Data to Explore the Experiences and Needs of Children of Incarcerated Parents]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=411698&RSSFeed=UI_Children.xml paffairs@urban.org ( Diana Brazzell ) Mon, 23 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST