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 Policy Matters: Encouraging Strong Family Relationships (73 pgs, 2,345 kb, 6/04)
The relational well-being of families is an important factor affecting a family's economic success, physical and mental heath, the readiness and success of children in school, and the engagement of youth in positive and productive roles. In short, the strength of family bonds is crucial to a family's capacity to provide, nurture, and care for its members.(full report / brief)
 Raising Educational Achievement (85 pgs, 1870 kb, 12/03)
This paper provides an overview of current education policy issues and offers recommendations for improving public elementary, secondary, and post-secondary educational opportunities. Policy benchmarks are proposed for teacher quality, school quality, education finance, and post-secondary access policies.(full report / brief)
 Promoting Better Family Health (74 pgs, 1420 kb, 10/03)
Promoting Better Family Health examines state policies with the potential for improving the health status of low-income families. The paper focuses on three categories of state health policy, including policies that address the health care services system, behavioral health, and healthy environments. (full report / policy brief)
 The Policies That Strengthen Families Self-Assessment:Family Economic Success
This self-assessment tool is the first in a series of web-based tools addressing six child and family outcomes: family economic success, school readiness, educational success, healthy families, youth engagement, and strong family relationships. The self-assessment is designed for state-level policymakers and advocates interested in improving policy decisions that achieve results for children and families. The recommendations and benchmarks included in the self-assessment are based upon those found in the Policy Matters publications and discussion papers.
 Improving the Economic Success of Families: Recommendations for State Policy (64 pgs, 730 kb, 2/03)
This paper provides a brief overview of the economic challenges facing families in the U. S. The authors propose a "family economic success" policy framework that emphasizes work preparation, work attachment, asset accumulation and protection, and income support. The paper concludes with specific policy recommendations and a unique approach for applying benchmarks to state family economic success policy decisions. Both a full report and policy brief are available. (full report / policy brief)
 Improving the Readiness of Children for School: Recommendations for State Policy (79 pgs, 2080 kb, 2/03)
Sharon Lynn Kagan, PhD and D. Elizabeth Rigby, Teachers College, Columbia University
This paper reviews what the early care and education field knows about school readiness and provides a description of the current context for school readiness policy. After acknowledging some policy areas detailed in other Policy Matters papers, this document recommends nine policies germane to school readiness. The paper concludes with a unique approach to applying benchmarks for state school readiness policy decisions. Both a full report and policy brief are available. (full report / policy brief)
 Engaging Youth in Positive, Productive Roles (58 pgs, 1350 kb, 2/03)
This paper provides an overview of issues affecting young people 8 to 24 years old and reviews trends in national and state-level youth policy efforts. A beginning framework for a balanced state youth policy agenda is presented. The paper concludes with several specific policy recommendations and a unique approach to applying benchmarks for state youth policy decisions. Both a full report and policy brief are available. (full report / policy brief)
For More Information, Contact:
Thabiti Anyabwile, Senior Associate
E-mail: Thabiti.Anyabwile@cssp.org
Tel: 202.371-1565
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