Sentences with phrase «research on child poverty»

According to Dr. Borne's research on child poverty rates, «According to the 2010 U.S. guidelines, the poverty line is $ 22,050 for a four - person family.

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According to the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a nonpartisan research group that focuses on reducing poverty, 20 million children in the United States (nearly 1 in 4) will have received Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits — better known as food stamps — in 2016.

There is a paradox at the heart of much of the new research on early adversity and child development: While the problems that accompany poverty may be best understood on the molecular level, the solutions are not.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

A new white paper from FRAC reviews the latest research from academic, government, and other sources on the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on the health and well - being of children, adults, and older adults.

This paper summarizes the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on the health and well - being of children; and summarizes research demonstrating the effective role of the Child Nutrition Programs in improving food and economic security, dietary intake, weight outcomes, health, and learning.

This white paper reviews the latest research on the harmful impacts of poverty, food insecurity, and poor nutrition on the health and well - being of children and adults.

WHEREAS, research shows that women are substantially less likely to self - select or be recruited for elective office, this gender gap in political ambition persists across generations and over time and that qualified female candidates who are equally or more qualified than men are often seen as less qualified or less viable than male candidates; and WHEREAS, research confirms that the presence of more women in a governing body leads to greater transparency and a focus on progressive policies such as closing the funding and achievement gaps in education, closing gaps or loopholes in contraception coverage and affordable health care, closing the wage gap, and removing obstacles that contribute to poverty of women & children; and

«Percentage of US children who have chronic health conditions on the rise: Diseases such as asthma and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder have increased at a disproportionate rate among children living in poverty, according to new research being presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies 2016 Meeting.»

Stephanie Jones» research, anchored in prevention science, focuses on the effects of poverty and exposure to violence on children and youth's social, emotional, and behavioral development.

Harvard also sparked Baer's deep interest in social issues, especially since his research work focused on children of poverty.

Jones» research outlines the influences of poverty and exposure to violence on children's social and emotional development.

However, research by the National Union of Teachers (NUT) and the charity Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) shows that primary schools with more than 40 per cent of children on free school meals will on average lose # 473 per pupil.

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Her research focuses on the development and evaluation of early language and literacy interventions for children from high poverty communities.

Dr. Gadsden's research and scholarly interests focus on children and families across the life - course, from early childhood through the aging process, particularly children and families at the greatest risk for academic and social vulnerability by virtue of race, gender, ethnicity, poverty, and immigrant status.

Research has demonstrated that the academic achievement of children is dependent on many factors, the largest being poverty.

Instructional Practices that Support Literacy Achievement of Students Living in Poverty reviews research on the impact of poverty and identifies a dearth of literacy resources on the reading achievement of children in low - income housPoverty reviews research on the impact of poverty and identifies a dearth of literacy resources on the reading achievement of children in low - income houspoverty and identifies a dearth of literacy resources on the reading achievement of children in low - income households.

Trina Shanks has done research that documents some of the affects poverty has on children.

Combining these areas of interest, she has worked on a variety of research projects exploring the bidirectional influences between child behavior problems, classroom quality, and teacher stress in preschool classrooms; the effects of educational instability in children's cognitive and self - regulation skills; and the relation between poverty - related risk and school readiness.

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ICPH studies the impact of poverty on family and child well - being and generates research that will enhance public policies and programs affecting poor or homeless children and their families.

This then established the relationship between neighbourhood socioeconomic status (SES) and a number of children's health and developmental outcomes.9 Longitudinal research suggested structural characteristics such as poverty and demography were mediated through community - level social processes that influenced the functioning of families and children.10, 11 Today, however, there is still limited understanding of the modifiable community - level factors likely to benefit outcomes for young children despite socioecological frameworks suggesting there are multiple levels of influence (individual, family, community) on early child development (ECD).12, 13 Investigating these influences is thought best undertaken through a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods that can test these multiple influences on ECD.14, 15

Her research, anchored in prevention science, focuses on the effects of poverty and exposure to violence on children and youth's social, emotional, and behavioral development.

In addition, studies have reported that families living in chronic poverty have differential outcomes based on when and for how long poverty was experienced (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Early Child Care Research Network, 2005).

Support a comprehensive research agenda to improve the understanding of the effects of poverty on children and to identify and refine interventions that improve child health outcomes.

The SPM is an improvement, but more research is necessary to quantify the extent of poverty in the United States and its effects on children and families so that effective responses can be developed and promoted.

Inform Influence Impact: The Role of Research in Supporting a Community's Commitment to Its Children (PDF - 1650 KB) Case Western Reserve University, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (2009) Presents activities and outcomes of Invest in Children, a 10 - year, public - private partnership created to increase the development, funding, visibility, and impact of early childhood services in Cuyahoga County, OH.

In addition, because past studies have focused primarily on whether poverty affects young children's problem behaviour, research is also needed to investigate the links between low family income and other psychosocial outcomes in children.

Why Reading By The End Of The Third Grade Matters provides an excellent summary of research on how poverty affects children's academic growth.

Research with young children has found that low family income and poverty are associated with a variety of psychosocial outcomes.1 - 13 To date, more studies have concentrated on the effects of income on problem behaviour1 -3,5-13 than on positive behaviour.2,4 - 5, 8 However, there is some evidence that income is associated with both types of behaviour in young children.2,4 - 5

Inform Influence Impact: The Role of Research in Supporting a Community's Commitment to Its Children (PDF - 1650 KB) Case Western Reserve University, Center on Urban Poverty and Community Development (2009) Presents activities and outcomes of Invest in Children, a 10 - year, public - private partnership created to increase the development, funding, visibility, and impact of early childhood services in Cuyahoga County, Ohio.

Although the research on resilience in foster children specifically is sorely lacking, studies of maltreated children suggest that maltreated children who exhibit resilience have high cognitive competence, self - esteem, and ego control (including flexibility, planfulness, persistence, and reflection).30 Thus, foster children, who have an increased likelihood of experiencing multiple risk factors such as poverty, maltreatment, and separation from family of origin, may have more positive outcomes if they are fortunate enough to also experience protective factors.

Children are more likely to have trusting relationships with caregivers who are consistent and nurturing, which leads to a number of positive developmental outcomes.7 Moreover, the research suggests that positive and consistent caregiving has the potential to compensate for factors that have a deleterious impact on children, such as poverty and its associated risk factors.8 In other words, children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable, despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk Children are more likely to have trusting relationships with caregivers who are consistent and nurturing, which leads to a number of positive developmental outcomes.7 Moreover, the research suggests that positive and consistent caregiving has the potential to compensate for factors that have a deleterious impact on children, such as poverty and its associated risk factors.8 In other words, children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable, despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk children, such as poverty and its associated risk factors.8 In other words, children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable, despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk children have much better outcomes if their family lives are stable, despite the overwhelming influence of poverty and associated risk factors.

Despite decades of research describing the harmful effects of family poverty on children's emotional and behavioral development, eg,12 - 17 experimental or quasi-experimental manipulations of family income that could go beyond description are rare18 and tend to examine the effect of such manipulations on physical health or academic attainment, rather than emotional or behavioral functioning.19, 20 Other analyses of the Great Smoky Mountains data set have focused on educational and criminal outcomes.21 The few studies looking at emotional or behavioral outcomes tend to have a short time frame.22, 23 Some studies of school - based interventions have followed up with children through to adulthood, 24,25 but we have found none that have looked at the long - term effects of family income supplementation on adult psychological functioning.

Understanding the Impact of Trauma and Urban Poverty on Family Systems: Risks, Resilience, and Interventions (2010) K. Collins, K. Connors, A. Donohue, S. Gardner, E. Goldblatt, A. Hayward, L. Kiser, F. Strieder, and E. Thompson This white paper reviews the clinical and research literatures on the impact of trauma — within the context of urban poverty — on the family system, including the individual child or adult; adult intimate partnerships; parent - child, siblings, and intergenerational relationships; and the family as aPoverty on Family Systems: Risks, Resilience, and Interventions (2010) K. Collins, K. Connors, A. Donohue, S. Gardner, E. Goldblatt, A. Hayward, L. Kiser, F. Strieder, and E. Thompson This white paper reviews the clinical and research literatures on the impact of trauma — within the context of urban poverty — on the family system, including the individual child or adult; adult intimate partnerships; parent - child, siblings, and intergenerational relationships; and the family as apoverty — on the family system, including the individual child or adult; adult intimate partnerships; parent - child, siblings, and intergenerational relationships; and the family as a whole.

In these remarks, delivered at Speaker Nancy Pelosi's National Summit on America's Children on May 22, MDRC President Gordon Berlin summarizes rigorous research evidence showing that supplementing the earnings of parents helps raise families out of poverty and improves the school performance of young cChildren on May 22, MDRC President Gordon Berlin summarizes rigorous research evidence showing that supplementing the earnings of parents helps raise families out of poverty and improves the school performance of young childrenchildren.

This is worrisome because decades of research show that children raised in single - parent homes fare worse on a wide range of outcomes (e.g. poverty, educational attainment, nonmarital and teen childbearing) than children raised by two biological parents.

Marta's research focuses on poverty alleviation and the promotion of human capital in the early years; as well as on the measurement of child development.

Our research shows that it is often as a consequence of taking on the children that kinship carers are plunged into poverty.

Although many children of unwed couples flourish, research has shown that, on average, they are at higher risk of living in poverty and of developing social, behavioral, and academic problems than are other children.

This working paper, prepared for a conference sponsored by the Institute for Research on Poverty at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, reviews evidence about the effectiveness of two strategies to strengthen family relationships and fathers» involvement with their children: fatherhood programs aimed at disadvantaged noncustodial fathers and relationship skills programs for parents who are together.

20130530 NYSPEP Spring Institute with Mary McKay on Family Engagement Dr. Mary McKay, Professor and Director at McSilver Institute for Poverty Policy and Research at NYU - and Panelists - Vito Borrello, President of EPIC - Every Person Influences Children; Erika Brunelle, Family Engagement Specialist for Center for the Development of Human Services - SUNY Research Foundation; and Patty Persell, Director of NYS Head Start Collaboration Project via NYS Council on Children and Family Services.

Conduct research on the ways in which children, race, class, immigration, ethnicity, religion, and poverty shape the quality and stability of contemporary marriage; and

Further, despite accumulated findings on parental socialization, and early childhood research that shows that teachers are engaging in emotion socialization behaviours, we know little about how teachers (or, for that matter, peers or siblings) socialize children's EC.34 Research is also needed to discern possible indirect contributors to EC, such as parental psychopathology, divorce, poverty and child care research that shows that teachers are engaging in emotion socialization behaviours, we know little about how teachers (or, for that matter, peers or siblings) socialize children's EC.34 Research is also needed to discern possible indirect contributors to EC, such as parental psychopathology, divorce, poverty and child care Research is also needed to discern possible indirect contributors to EC, such as parental psychopathology, divorce, poverty and child care quality.

Research on Head Start should be framed by the goal of improving the early environment and developmental opportunities of children in poverty.

While there is much literature on individual level variables that affect prenatal care adherence such as age, poverty, low self - esteem, and transportation, there is little practice based research knowledge on diminishing potential birth risks by repairing and building the maternal — infant (fetus) relationship prior to the actual birth of the child.