May 06, 2009
Children's Health
Creating Comprehensive and Stable Health Insurance Coverage for All Children: Identifying and Working to Resolve the “Four-Pathway” Challenge
Authored by Sara Rosenbaum, JD, of The George Washington University Medical Center’s School of Public Health and Health Services,...
May 01, 2009
Child Poverty
History of U.S. Children’s Policy
A century ago, President Theodore Roosevelt called for and held a White House Conference on Children. One hundred years...
Apr 09, 2009
K-12 & Public Education
Reclaiming our Nation’s Youth
An alarming number of America’s young people are ill prepared to carry out their civic duties and compete in...
Dec 08, 2008
Child Abuse & Neglect
Addressing the Needs of Vulnerable Families During an Economic Crisis
When the economy takes a downturn, it often hits the most vulnerable families the hardest. Unfortunately, funding for social...
Dec 08, 2008
Child Poverty
The Economic Crisis Hits Home: The Unfolding Increase in Child & Youth Homelessness
While the economic downturn has appropriately become the top priority of policy makers, one element of the crisis has...
Oct 21, 2008
Children's Health
The McCain Health Plan & Children’s Coverage
First Focus has released a pair of reports that detail how children are treated in the health care plans...
Oct 21, 2008
Children's Health
The Obama Health Plan & Children’s Coverage
First Focus has released a pair of reports that detail how children are treated in the health care plans...
Sep 15, 2008
Child Abuse & Neglect
Big Ideas: Investing in our Nation’s Future
History has shown that significant achievements in federal policy for children typically happen in the first year after a...
Sep 08, 2008
Early Childhood
Impacts of Early Childhood Programs: State Pre-Kindergarten
State pre-kindergarten programs (also called state pre-K) provide state-funded, classroom-based educational services to young children, typically four-year-old children, although...
