Families of the Recession: Unemployed Parents & Their Children
The Great Recession has dramatically increased the number of children with an unemployed parent, as well as the number...
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The Great Recession has dramatically increased the number of children with an unemployed parent, as well as the number...
This policy brief is part of a series to consider the role of public programs in the process of...
Updated in January of 2013, this fact sheet highlights the importance of preserving birthright citizenship to ensure the safety,...
Today, nearly 80,000 chemicals are in use in the U.S., and yet the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulates only...
The Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act (S. 729), introduced by Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard...
A children’s budget is a deliberate and full accounting of all the money spent on and for children. Because...
The Humane Enforcement and Legal Protections (HELP) for Separated Children Act (S. 3522), introduced by U.S. Senators Al Franken...
The purpose of the Keeping PACE Act is to increase graduation rates and strengthen student performance in school. It...
The purpose of the Full-Service Community Schools Act is to strengthen student success. It will do so by supporting...