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Ohio’s child care crisis: Parents and providers out of options

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2024

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) Ohio

Source Policy Matters Ohio

Policy Areas Children & Families, Education

Child care is a necessity for millions of families but educators are underpaid and care options are unaffordable. This report examines Ohio's child care crisis and provides recommendations for supporting providers and improving accessibility and affordability. It recommends expanding...

Joint Use Agreements in Tucson Arizona

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Arizona

Source Kaboom.org

Policy Areas Children & Families, Community Development, Economic Justice, Health, Public Spaces

To address its deficiency in parks and public green spaces, the city of Tucson established joint use agreements with the unified school district which expanded community access to 12 elementary school yards. This brief outlines the costs and legal processes associated with the agreements...

Teacher pay penalty still looms large: Trends in Teacher Wages and Compensation Through 2022

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Economic Policy Institute

Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Education

Cities that want to high-quality education systems need to address the immense disparity in compensation between teachers' and other workers with similar educational credentials. This study examines working conditions for educators and finds that teachers in 31 states earn 20 percent...

Why Do We Focus on the Prenatal-to-3 Age Period? Understanding the Importance of the Earliest years

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State, National

State(s) All States

Source Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center

Policy Areas Health, Children & Families

The first three years of life are the most sensitive for a child’s developing brain and body. Exposure to chronic stressors during these years can lead to physical, cognitive, and emotional health problems in the future that can be costly for families and society to navigate. This...

2022 New York City Local Law 507 Providing No Cost Medication Abortions at Public Health Clinics.

Type Ordinance or Resolution

Year 2022

Level City or Town

State(s) New York

Source New York City Council

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Health

This local law requires the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to make medication abortion available at no cost for patients at its health clinics. This law also mandates that the department provide counseling services and make timely referrals to family planning...

Transforming Approaches to Qualitative and Quantitative Data for Optimal Community Impact

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level National

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Organizations conducting research on and proposing policy solutions to structural inequalities in maternal and child care often fail to integrate the perspectives of the people being studied into their work. This report explores reasons to include the perspectives of research subjects...

Enhancing Collaborative Practice between Domestic Violence Staff and Child Protective Services Staff

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level City or Town, State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families, Public Safety

Despite their shared goals, Child Protective Services (CPS) and domestic violence centers have different service philosophies and procedures that can come into conflict. Project S.A.F.E. was created in 2015 to test innovative strategies for cross-system collaboration; including joint...

Achieving Results Through Community School Partnerships

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2012

Level State

State(s) All States

Source Institute for Educational Leadership

Policy Areas Education, Children & Families

Most school districts do not have a coherent framework and strategy that lays out how the district and its community partners will work together to support student success. Community schools work to address this disconnect. A community school is a nexus of partnerships connecting...

The Oregon Preterm Birth Rate in Context: Zooming in Spatially and Racially

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) Oregon

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Following the release of the March of Dimes annual report on progress to improve the health of moms and babies, the only state to receive an "A" was Oregon. This report studies the approach taken by Oregon to address racial and systemic inequality preventing better maternal, prenatal,...

Long-Run Economic Effects of Early Childhood Programs on Adult Earnings

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2009

Level City or Town

State(s) All States

Source Partnership For America's Economic Success

Policy Areas Education, Economic Justice, Children & Families

This report analyzes the relationship between improvements in children's early health, achievement, behavior, and home environments, and labor market outcomes when they become adults. Results suggest that investments in early childhood that improve these aspects of development can...

$6.65 Billion: The Growing Cost of Pennsylvania’s Child Care Crisis

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2023

Level State

State(s) Pennsylvania

Source Council For a Strong America

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

This report presents statistics on child care accessibility, affordability, and quality in Pennsylvania. It also outlines the social and economic consequences parents, employers, and taxpayers face due to inadequate child care services in the state. It concludes by identifying steps...

Crumbling Roads, Poisoned Water and Unsafe Schools: the Effects of a Decade of Disinvestment

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2016

Level City or Town, County

State(s) Michigan

Source Michigan League for Public Policy

Policy Areas Health, Education

This infographic examines trends of reduced social spending and infrastructure investment in Michigan communities, using Flint and Detroit as case studies of the impacts of these austerity programs include diminished government purchasing power and a rise in extreme-child poverty...

School-Based Financial Education and College Savings Accounts in Elementary Schools

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families, Economic Justice, Education

In 2015 OpportunityTexas launched Dollars for College, a program that introduced an in-school Children's Savings Accounts (CSAs) for College program to Texas schools. CSAs for College are long-term savings accounts set up for young children and often paired with financial education....

The Importance of Father Involvement

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families

Father involvement describes a supportive relationship with high-quality interactions between a father and child. This brief highlights the importance of helping fathers maintain a healthy relationship with their children by describing the links between father involvement and positive...

The Early Educator Workforce Crisis: How Legislators Can Make a Difference for Kids, Families, and Educators

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2023

Level City or Town, County, National, State

State(s) All States

Source Center for the Study of Childcare Development

Policy Areas Children & Families

Chronic underinvestment in early child care and education drives out teachers, limits child care options, and forces parents out of the workforce. This fact sheet emphasizes the importance of early care, and offers support strategies such as creating insured retirement accounts for...

The Uneven Path 2020: State Investments in Women’s Economic Security

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level State

State(s) Rhode Island

Source Women's Fund of Rhode Island

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Health, Children & Families

Economic insecurity is the root of many of the problems women and girls face in Rhode Island. Federal and state governments can help promote women’s economic security by implementing policies that promote equality and adequate earnings in the workplace and investing in programs that...

Parenting a Transgender or Gender-Expansive Child: How to Protect Your Family Against False Allegations of Child Abuse

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2017

Level City or Town, County

State(s) All States

Source National Center for Lesbian Rights

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families

In additional to all the steps parents must take to help ensure that their children have what they need to develop into healthy adults, parents raising transgender and gender-expansive children must take additional steps to to prepare their child and family to cope with the possibility...

Paying an Unfair Price: The Financial Penalty for LGBT Women in America

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2015

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source -

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Economic Justice, Health

LGBTQIA+ women are disproportionately likely to live in poverty, face wage gaps, and experience healthcare challenges. Transgender women and women of color are especially vulnerable to discrimination and economic insecurities. This policy brief explores legal solutions for communities...

Improving Family Services for Military and Veteran Families

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2016

Level State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Over the last decade, rates of child maltreatment have rapidly increased among military families. In response, the Prevention and Early Intervention Division of the Texas Department of Family Protective Services launched the Military Families and Veterans Prevention Program (MVP)...

An Overview: Community Schools

Type Fact Sheet or Infographic

Year 2019

Level City or Town, Other Boards and Agencies, School District

State(s) All States

Source Local Progress

Policy Areas Community Development, Education

Community schools partner with service providers, health providers, after-school programs, youth centers, and other community organizations or providers to ensure holistic attention, education, and service provision for students. This report provides research-based strategies that...

Raising the Minimum Wage Leads to Significant Gains for Workers, not to ‘Benefits Cliffs’

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2020

Level City or Town, County, State

State(s) All States

Source Yannet Lathrop

Policy Areas Children & Families, Democracy & Governance, Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement

Minimum wage increases have raised questions about whether income improvements will push working families above eligibility thresholds for public assistance programs. This report analyzes minimum data from across the country and finds that most major benefits programs gradually phase...

Protecting the Rights of Transgender Parents and Their Children: A Guide for Parents and Lawyers

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2013

Level State

State(s) All States

Source American Civil Liberties Union

Policy Areas Civil Rights, Children & Families

It is common for transgender parents who have come out or transitioned after having a child to have their gender transition raised as a basis to deny or restrict them from child custody or visitation. Many of these parents have been treated terribly by the courts because judges have...

Perinatal Cannabis Use in the Era of Increasing Legalization: Considerations for State MCH Programs

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2021

Level State

State(s) All States

Source The Association of Maternal & Child Health Programs

Policy Areas Children & Families, Health

Cannabis is becoming increasingly legalized in states across the nation. With legalization comes policy concerns regarding the impacts of cannabis consumption on maternal and child health (MCH). This report discusses the current policy landscape, the research conducted on cannabis...

Collaborative Family Engagement: A Promising Approach to Supporting Children in State Care

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2017

Level County, State

State(s) Texas

Source Child & Family Research Partnership

Policy Areas Children & Families

Recognizing the important role that extended family can play in improving outcomes for children who are in state custody due to abuse or neglect, Texas approved funding for the Collaborative Family Engagement (CFE) pilot project. The CFE project is a collaboration between the Texas...

Balancing Work and Family: The Economic Effects of Earned Paid Sick Time

Type Policy Brief or Report

Year 2014

Level City or Town

State(s) Massachusetts

Source MassBudget

Policy Areas Economic Justice, Children & Families, Health

This brief examines challenges faced by working families and the role that earned paid sick time can play in helping families meet those challenges. It finds that paid sick time allows families to meet basic needs, increases long-term employment, and prevents unnecessary health expenses....

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