The Future of Children

Investing in Latino Children and Youth, Edited by Marta Tienda and Lisa Gennetian: This volume of the ANNALS is novel in taking stock of the contemporary well-being of Latinx children and youth in the U.S. today, and using this foundation to look to the future and curating the forefront of knowledge to guide social investment. Particular attention is paid to the role of public policy in enhancing or disrupting Latino children’s access to health care, quality schooling, household economic resources and stability, and, in nurturing positive and high quality family and child care environments. https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/investing-in-latino-children-and-youth/book281582

Sara McLanahan, 'towering figure' in the study of family structure and inequality, dies at 81 Sara McLanahan, a prominent sociologist whose work played a foundational role in the understanding of single parents and their children, died of cancer Dec. 31. She was 81.

Call for papers.

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences Kathryn J. Edin, Princeton University Corey D. Fields, Georgetown University Jonathan Fisher, Stanford University David B. Grusky, Stanford University Jure Leskovec, Stanford University Hazel R. Markus, Stanford University Marybeth Mattingly, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston Kristen Olson, University....

In study after study, early childhood education programs developed by researchers have shown large benefits, holding out the promise of substantially narrowing the achievement gap between disadvantaged children and their better-off peers.

The Future of Children journal by Princeton University and The Brookings Institution will feature our research-practice partnership with UVA School of Education & Human Development. The journal will be available online on April 29th. Stay tuned.

Dear friends of the Future of Children:

We will be sunsetting the Future of Children journal this year following publication of our spring issue, “Research-Practice Partnerships to Support Early Education.”

Many factors led to this decision, chief among them the retirement of key personnel—our editor-in-chief, Sara McLanahan of Princeton University, and senior editor Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution—and the demands of continual fundraising.

We thank you for your support of the Future of Children over the 17 years since our team at Princeton and Brookings took over the journal from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation. We believe that the journal and its accompanying policy briefs and outreach activities have made a real difference in the lives of children, in the areas of education, physical and mental health, racial and ethnic disparities, and many more. No matter the subject, we’ve remained committed to one central idea: that sound evidence—rather than ideology, guesswork, or wishful thinking—should underlie both policy and practice.

All of our issues and policy briefs will continue to be available free of charge on our website, www.futureofchildren.org; they are also archived on JSTOR.

Again, thank you for reading, and for all you do to improve children’s lives.

Sincerely,

Sara McLanahan, editor-in-chief
Janet Currie, senior editor
Ron Haskins, senior editor
Melissa Kearney, senior editor
Cecilia Elena Rouse, senior editor
Isabel Sawhill, senior editor

Hot off the presses! Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development. Visit https://futureofchildren.princeton.edu/ to read/download the journal.

Also being webcast!

Universal Approaches to Promoting Healthy Development A Princeton-Brookings Future of Children Event On Wednesday, May 29, Princeton University and the Brookings Institution will release the latest volume of “The Future of Children”—a journal that promotes effective, evidence-based policies and programs for children, along with a policy brief tit...

Follow along as Ascend at the Aspen Institute and GOOD+ Foundation share research, highlight promising practice, and explore policy opportunities to increase the engagement of fathers with their children and social service organizations with fathers. Follow the live stream at https://youtu.be/Emsh2sS3gUw.

The Father Factor: A Critical Link in Building Strong Families and Communities Co-hosted by Ascend at the Aspen Institute and GOOD+ Foundation The important role of fathers in society has been increasingly documented in recent research ...

Kathy Edin, new co-director of the Center for Research on Child Wellbeing, spoke with Arthur Brooks about how stories can complicate our data and show us a fuller picture on . Listen to “Tell Me a Story” here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-arthur-brooks-show/id1405001555?mt=2

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OUT TODAY: In our Winter 2018 Policy Issue, Sarah Cohodes finds that to have a meaningful impact on nationwide achievement gaps, charter school approaches would need to be adopted beyond the charter sector itself. Https://futureofchildren.org

Social skills matter, but how do we measure and grow them in the classroom? | Brookings Institution Most researchers and parents agree that effective social and emotional skills are essential to a child’s development and success as an adult. But how much do we know about these skills, how to meas…

Videos of The Future of School-Based Social and Emotional Learning Programs is available on the website below.

The future of school-based social and emotional learning programs | Brookings Institution Social and emotional learning (SEL) skills—the thinking, behavioral, and regulatory skills needed to interact effectively with others—are strongly associated with success in school and life. Becaus…

Future of Children: Social and Emotional Learning. Visit www.futureofchildren.org to access our newest journal.

Future of Children has a new website!

The Future of Children - Home The Future of Children is a collaboration of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University and the Brookings Institution. The mission of The Future of Children is to translate the best social science research into information that is useful to policymakers, p...

Video of the Future of Children event from today at the Brookings Institution. See also our newest journal released today, "Starting Early: Education from Prekindergarten to Third Grade," at www.futureofchildren.org.

Trouble in the land of early childhood education? On October 26, Princeton University and the Brookings Institution released the latest issue of The Future of Children—a journal that promotes effective, evid...

Trouble in the Land of Early Childhood Education- Live streaming at 9:00 AM Eastern Time.
https://www.brookings.edu/events/trouble-in-the-land-of-early-childhood-education/

Trouble in the land of early childhood education? | Brookings Institution On October 26, Princeton and Brookings will release the latest issue of The Future of Children which examines the effectiveness of pre-K education.

"Children of the Great Recession" book released by the Russell Sage Foundation. The book uses Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study data and is edited by Irwin Garfinkel, Sara McLanahan, and Christopher Wimer.

Children of the Great Recession | Russell Sage Foundation Many working families continue to struggle in the aftermath of the Great Recession, the deepest and longest economic downturn since the Great Depression. In Children of the Great Recession, a group of leading scholars draw from a unique study of nearly 5,000 economically and ethnically diverse famil...

Youth With Parents and Household Members in Prison More Likely to Have First Baby Before Marriage As incarceration rates have increased in the United States, so has the likelihood that children will endure the imprisonment of a parent — especially among the most disadvantaged populations. But how does the imprisonment of parents and other household members influence a child or adolescent’s futur...

The Rise of Intimate Partner Violence During the Great Recession Financial strain has long been one of the leading causes of family discord, but a recent study suggests that simply living through major economic recessions increases a mother’s chance of suffering from domestic violence.

How to Prevent a Disaster for Children in Developing Countries The disruption and harm caused by global climate change is expected to be even more pronounced in developing countries, and children in those countries could face myriad risks, but there are actions that can be taken now to reduce those risks. A new paper authored by Rema Hanna, the Jeffrey Cheah P...

As global temperatures rise, children must be central climate change debates Forecasts suggest that by 2050, the world could see 200 million environmental migrants, many of whom would be children. And yet, children are largely left out of discussions about appropriate responses to climate change, according to a new article.

Princeton University - Faculty experts from diverse fields explore impact of climate change on... The negative effects of climate change on the world's children and possible responses brought together two Princeton researchers from very different fields to contribute to the new issue of The Future of Children, a journal that promotes effective policies and programs for children.

The world's children are already suffering from climate change The latest issue of the journal The Future of Children, a joint publication of Brookings and Princeton University, provides a detailed analysis of the impact of climate change on children’s wellbeing.

New Future of Children issue: Children and Climate Change- http://bit.ly/1T1kjeE

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Death rates have declined among children and young adults in the poorest counties in the United States, according to the study published in Science. Better health care, food and nutrition programs and less pollution are all potential contributors.

The results should be particularly encouraging to policymakers engaged in projects aimed to promote public health, like anti-tobacco initiatives or food and nutrition programs.

Mortality Rates Improve Among Kids and Young Adults in the US, Especially in Poor Counties Recent studies of mortality trends paint a gloomy picture for many middle-aged and older Americans, but a new study focused on children reveals a more optimistic future.

Isabel Sawhill and Ron Haskins named 2016 Moynihan Prize Recipients.

AAPSS : News The American Academy of Political and Social Science was created in 1889 to promote the progress of the social sciences. It did so by creating a forum in which research on contemporary political, economic, and social issues could help inform public policy as well as enlighten the intellectually curi…

Sara McLanahan and Ron Haskins speak on Capitol Hill on policies that affect working-class families. Topics include child well-being, family structure, and marriage dynamics.

Discussion on Working-Class Families A panel of authors and academics, including [Washington Post] columnist Michael Gerson, examine policies affecting working-class families in a discussion hosted by the American Academy of Political…

Read Future of Children's latest blog post on child health. https://blogs.princeton.edu/futureofchildren/2015/11/childrens-neighborhoods-homes-and-health/

Children’s Neighborhoods, Homes, and Health | The Future of Children Blog Children’s Neighborhoods, Homes, and Health Posted on November 4, 2015 by Garrett Pace Leave a reply One of my favorite things to do is explore cities on foot. Of course, I like some cities more than others—New York City being among my favorites. Until recently, I hadn’t quite articulated what makes…

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Why family structure is so important It's been a good month for champions of the traditional family, but don't expect the family wars to be ending any time soon.

For Richer, Not Poorer: Marriage and the Growing Class Divide

For Richer, Not Poorer: Marriage and the Growing Class Divide It's not all Wall Street's fault: Marriage is to blame for some income inequality as well. 

Marriage and Child Wellbeing Revisited issue quoted.

9 Reasons Why You Should Get Married, For Yourself and For America If you like it, then you should put a ring on it.

Watch FOC event to introduce our newest issue- Marriage and Child Wellbeing Revisited.

Discussion on Family Planning and Birth Control Lieutenant Governor Ralph Northam (D-VA) delivers remarks on a new report on birth control and the impact of children being born out of wedlock. Then, Ron Haskins of the Brookings Institution…

http://www.thenewsstar.com/story/life/2015/08/07/study-lack-physical-activity-biggest-predictor-childhood-obesity/31283337/

Lack of activity biggest predictor of childhood obesity LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center study examines childhood obesity predictors

"Fact or Fiction: A Mother and Father is Better than Same-Sex Parents"- http://tinyurl.com/qdw6zu4 Watch for our Marriage Revisited issue of the Future of Children due to be published in October.

Fact or fiction: A mother and father is better than same-s*x parents Riding the momentum of the Irish referendum and United States Supreme Court ruling legalising same-s*x marriage, there are expectations Australian legislators will change the Marriage Act.

Children's of Alabama hospital hosted a conference last week which marked the publication of the latest FOC issue, "How Healthy are Our Children?" http://bit.ly/1eOFrly

Too many Alabama kids are unhealthy, 'food insecure,' say speakers at Birmingham conference Children's of Alabama hospital hosted a conference about ways to improve child health and nutrition in the state and nation.

Listen in now for a webcast from Nancy Reichman, co-editor of our latest volume "Policies to Promote Child Health" http://www.childrensal.org/LiveCMEOpportunity2

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New Blog: Child Health and Health Care Access http://ow.ly/PnK6o

Child Health and Health Care Access | The Future of Children Blog Child Health and Health Care Access Posted on July 9, 2015 by Kristin Catena Leave a reply Many celebrated outside the Supreme Court two weeks ago...

Future of Children senior editor Sara McLanahan and Dohoon Lee use the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examin the impact of family instability on children's cognitive and socioemotional development in early and middle childhood.

Family Structure Transitions and Child Development A growing literature documents the importance of family instability for child wellbeing. In this article, we use longitudinal data from the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study to examine the impacts of family instability on children’s cognitive and socioemotional development in early and midd…