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December 28, 2005HFRP Out-of-School Time Conference Presentations
HFRP After School Conference Presentations on the Out-of-School Time website - at Harvard Family Research Project Harvard Family Research Project's out-of-school time experts regularly present at conferences on a range of out-of-school time issues. Two of our recent presentations are...
Where to Now? Innovative Housing Options for Homeless Young Adults Leaving TLPs
where-to-now-report.pdf (application/pdf Object) Since 1981, New England Network has provided a wide range of services and supports to Region I grantees of the federal Family & Youth Services Bureau's Runaway and Homeless Youth Program. This report highlights innovative practices that...
Mapping Your Community: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis
New Urban Research, Inc. 877.241.6576 - Professional Research and Technology This fast paced, hands-on workshop teaches the fundamentals of how to use a Geographic Information System (GIS) in a way that is particularly relevant to social service providers, planners and...
December 23, 2005
FRAC Special Analysis: Mayors Document Hunger and Homelessness
From: Food Research and Action Center The annual survey "U.S. Conference of Mayors/Sodexho Survey on Hunger and Homelessness," released on December 19th, documented increased food security needs among families with children and elderly persons as well as insufficient resources to...
Women and Social Security
From: The Urban Institute Social Security keeps millions of American women out of poverty in old age, but many low-income unmarried women remain at risk. The program provides more generous benefits to some women over others with the same earnings,...
December 22, 2005
States in Action: A Quarterly Look at Innovations in Health Policy
States in Action: A Quarterly Look at Innovations in Health Policy The States in Action quarterly newsletter identifies and describes innovative state health-related programs across the country. It is intended to help policymakers, administrators, and researchers as they work to...
December 21, 2005
U.S. Conference of Mayors Report Shows Increased Demands For Food Assistance
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The U.S. Conference of Mayors/Sodexho USA annual hunger and homelessness survey released yesterday reports increased need for emergency food and shelter in 24 U.S. cities, especially among the nation's working poor families. Requests for emergency food...
December 20, 2005
New Reports & Audio Briefing Explore State and Beneficiary Challenges in Transitioning Drug Coverage from Medicaid to the New Medicare Drug Benefit
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured convened a focus group of state Medicaid officials to discuss the impact of the new Medicare drug program on states and Medicaid enrollees. State insights on the...
National Panel Examines State Alcohol and Drug Systems
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: A diverse panel led by former Massachusetts governor Michael S. Dukakis will begin determining which state organizational and financial structures most effectively support policies to prevent and treat substance-use problems. Read more from this...
Budget Cuts to Prevention Programs to Blame for Stalled Youth Smoking Declines
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Declines in youth smoking rates have slowed or perhaps even stalled over the past two years, and funding cuts to tobacco prevention programs are to blame. Read more from this post....
2005 Monitoring The Future Survey Shows Continued Decline In Drug Use By Students
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: While the 2005 survey showed a general decline in drug use, there are still high rates of non-medical use of prescription medications. The MTF survey has measured drug, alcohol, and cigarette use and related...
Conference TANF Agreement Requires States to Increase Work Participation by 69 Percent, but New Funding Meets Only a Fraction of New Costs
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Mark Greenberg. The budget conference agreement includes a mandate that states meet a 50 percent Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation rate in order to avoid federal penalties. The bill...
Assessing the Effects of the Budget Conference Agreement on Low-Income Families and Individuals
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Congressional leaders are claiming that the low-income provisions in the conference agreement on the budget reconciliation bill are modest and will not harm vulnerable families. Many of the legislation’s key provisions were altered...
Out of Reach - 2005 - Housing Affordability
NLIHC: Out of Reach, 2005 Despite the emphasis on homeownership and the marginalization of renters, renter households still make up fully one-third of the households in the United States - nearly 36 million households. Out of Reach is a side-by-side...
December 18, 2005
New Report on Adult Literacy Levels, First Since 1992, Shows Need for High School Reform
From Education Newsfeed: Washington, D.C. - American adults can read a newspaper or magazine about as well as they could a decade ago, but have made significant strides in performing literacy tasks that involve computation, according to the first national...
Center for Rural Education Established at Education Department
From Education Newsfeed: Tucson, Ariz. - The U.S. Department of Education today announced the creation of the Center for Rural Education to address challenges facing rural schools and named former U.S. Commissioner of Education William L. Smith as its director....
Being a Patient: Sick and Vulnerable, Workers Fear for Health and Their Jobs
From NYT > Health: How an employee is treated after becoming ill is determined by things like the culture of the workplace and the boss's sensitivity. Read more from this post....
Economic View: Health Care for All, Just a (Big) Step Away
From NYT > Health: By reallocating money already devoted to health insurance, the government could go a long way toward giving insurance to the 45 million Americans who lack it. Read more from this post....
Alcohol's Role in Fall-Related Injuries in Younger and Older Adults
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Alcohol's involvement in falls among younger adults emphasizes that further attention should be given to this issue. Read more from this post....
Conditions for slavery: New study sheds light on the development of early social hierarchies
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: An important new study argues that inconsistent weather and spotty resources prevented enduring inequality from emerging in some early hunter-gatherer societies. By contrast, pre-colonial indigenous societies of the northwest coast of North America and the...
Kellogg Foundation's 75th Anniversary Year Ends With 7 Percent Growth in Assets
From Ascribe Newsfeed: As it concludes its historic 75th Anniversary year, the Kellogg Foundation has reported assets of $7.3 billion - a $500 million increase over last year. Read more from this post....
Congress Passes Violence Against Women Act; Reauthorization Provides New Tools for Communities to Prevent Violence and Support Survivors, Says National Network to End Domestic Violence
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Working over the weekend, Congress renewed legislation to continue nationwide efforts to combat domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence and stalking. Passing with overwhelming support in the House and Senate, the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)...
Kaiser Family Foundation Survey of Bay Area Employment
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: This 2005 survey provides an in-depth look at workers in the Bay Area, their professional and financial challenges, and their views of the area's job market and quality of life. Read more from this post....
Post-Katrina: Lead in disturbed soil may pose heightened health risk
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Unsafe levels of lead have been found in soil and sediments left behind in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina and could pose a heightened health threat to returning residents, particularly children, according to a new...
Conference Agreement TANF Provisions Impose Expensive New Work Requirements on States And Will Result In Loss Of Child Care Subsidies For Working Poor: CBO Projects Costs Equal Those In House Bill
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: The conference agreement on the spending reconciliation bill (S. 1932) includes a major restructuring of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) work participation requirements, imposing expensive and unfunded new requirements on states...
Budget Conference Agreement Contains Substantial Cuts Aimed at Low-income Families and Individuals
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Some are claiming that the conference agreement on the budget reconciliation bill is closer to the Senate-passed bill in the low-income area than to the House bill and does not harm low-income Americans...
December 16, 2005
Hopeful Workers, Marginal Jobs: LA's Off-The-Books Labor Force
This report examines the extent and nature of the 'informal' labor force in LA. Included in the report: an overview of the 'informal economy', how many informal workers exist in LA, characteristics of these workers (by gender, occupation/industry, immigration status),...
Impact of Disaster-Relief Fundraising on Nonprofits
New US Giving Survey Released: Impact of Disaster-Relief Fundraising on Nonprofits ~ 72% of respondents believe that fundraising for disaster-relief missions has reduced giving to other missions ~ Trust & donor fatigue are issues ~ Small to Medium size nonprofit...
December 15, 2005
Emphasis on individuality in college admissions disadvantages minority students
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Some students need more than test prep classes to overcome the psychological blocks that keep them from going to college. Read more from this post....
Bridges to the Future Afterschool Program Funded for 2005-06 School Year, Thanks to $2.17-Million Mott Foundation Grant to United Way of Genesee County, Mich.
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The award-winning Bridges to the Future afterschool program has secured funding for the full 2005-06 school year, thanks to a one-year, $2.17-million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation to United Way of Genesee County. Read more...
Essay Contest for High School Juniors, Seniors on 'Teens and Driving: Changing the Rules of the Road'
From Ascribe Newsfeed: High school students can have their say on stricter traffic safety laws for teen drivers in an essay contest announced by LegiSchool, a non-partisan civic education effort of Sacramento State's Center for California Studies and the State...
Congressional Budget Office Estimates Reveal Severity of Medicaid Cuts in House-Passed Reconciliation Bill
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Edwin Park Read more from this post....
Public Backs Federal Alcohol Tax Hike, Survey Says
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: The federal government could raise $20 billion over the next five years by raising alcohol taxes by five cents per drink, a move supported by most Americans, a new survey says. Read more from...
PSAs Focus on Parents' Role in Preventing Underage Drinking
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: The federal government is running ads warning against underage drinking, telling parents that "young people drink to get drunk." Read more from this post....
Bringing Data to Life: Census Bureau Kicks Off Community Forums on Emergency Planning in Los Angeles and New York City; Data Valuable to Local Communities for Emergency Preparedness and Planning
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The U.S. Census Bureau and the City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department today held a community forum with more than 30 community organizations and other first-response officials about the need for timely demographic and economic...
American Institutes for Research Experts Assist in National Assessment of Adult Literacy
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) will be releasing data on Thursday, December 15, 2005, based on the first National Assessment of Adult Literacy (NAAL) in the United States in more than a...
House passes health, education spending cuts
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: Reuters - The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday narrowly passed a $602 billion bill to cut funds for health, education and labor programs nearly one month after a slightly different version of the measure...
Adapting to life in the US can increase alcohol consumption among Latinas
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As Hispanic or Latino immigrants adapt to life in the United States, exposure to more favorable drinking norms and significant social stressors may provoke increased alcohol consumption. Acculturation may especially take its toll on women...
Carnegie Mellon researchers find links between happiness and health, but questions remain
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: There is growing evidence that positive emotions such as happiness are linked to good health and increased longevity, but too many questions remain unanswered to draw definitive conclusions, according to a review of research conducted...
December 14, 2005
To Raise Achievement of Students with Disabilities, Greater Flexibility Available for States, Schools
From Education Newsfeed: COLUMBIA, Md. -- U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today announced proposed regulations to enhance the ability of schools and states to more effectively measure the achievement of America's students with disabilities. Read more from this post....
Nurse shortage puts school kids at risk (USATODAY.com)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: USATODAY.com - According to a USA TODAY examination, at some schools, a lone nurse, often a part-timer, is forced to juggle multiple medical demands. At others, there are no nurses on staff. An analysis showed...
New Report on Educational Media for Babies, Toddlers, and Preschoolers
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: In recent years, there has been a big increase in new electronic media products for very young children, including those as young as one month old. A driving force behind this new market is the...
New Problems in Medicare Drug Benefit
From NYT > Health: Insurers said government delays in handling applications for the new prescription drug benefit could create trouble for some beneficiaries. Read more from this post....
CBPP: Administration Preventing States From Adjusting Food Stamp Benefits to Reflect Impact of Higher Home Heating Costs on Food Budget
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The Administration announced yesterday that it will not allow states to update their food stamp benefit levels now to reflect the higher home heating costs that will leave low-income households with less money for food this...
Mental health of children most harmed before divorce
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The most harm to a child's mental health takes place in the years before parents split up, according to a University of Alberta study that suggests staying together for the sake of the kids is...
Worker centers
From Economic Policy Institute: Low-wage workers in the U.S. face obstacles including racial and ethnic discrimination, a pervasive lack of wage enforcement, misclassification of their employment, and for some, their status as undocumented immigrants. In the past, political parties, unions,...
Declining Share of Adults Receiving Training under WIA are Low-Income or Disadvantaged
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Abbey Frank and Elisa Minoff. The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) significantly changed the way federally funded job training and employment services are structured, and has impacted who receives training under...
December 13, 2005
Returning Troops Abusing Alcohol
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: U.S. troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan are abusing alcohol in greater numbers, as well as experiencing marital and anger-management problems. Army researchers found that 21 percent of soldiers returning from combat areas were...
Parents' Anti-Drug Talk Called Effective
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Parents who are intolerant of drug use and let their children know it are less likely to have kids who use drugs, according to researchers at Brigham Young University. Read more from this post....
Elderly Caught Selling Prescription Drugs
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: More than 40 people age 60 and over have been caught illegally selling prescription painkillers in Kentucky since April 2004, according to a local anti-drug task force. Read more from this post....
The Truth About Teacher Tenure
From U.S. Newswire Releases: No one, especially another teacher, wants bad teachers in classrooms. Yet, based on a recent newspaper series that argued that "teacher tenure" keeps insufficient numbers of Illinois teachers from being fired, some might think otherwise. They...
More Blacks Live With Pollution
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - An Associated Press analysis of a little-known government research project shows that black Americans are 79 percent more likely than whites to live in neighborhoods where industrial pollution is suspected of posing the...
December 12, 2005
Census Bureau Bringing Data to Life: Spotlight on Los Angeles Emergency Planning
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The U.S. Census Bureau will host a community forum with the City of Los Angeles Emergency Preparedness Department to explore how census data can be used in emergency planning, preparedness and recovery in the event of...
December 11, 2005
Medicaid Provisions of House Reconciliation Bill Both Harmful and Unnecessary Senate Bill Achieves Larger Savings Without Reducing Access to Care
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: The House and the Senate are attempting to work out a conference agreement on a budget reconciliation bill that reduces funding for a range of programs, including Medicaid. The House and Senate bills...
25 Chosen for NEA Arts Journalism Institute at USC Annenberg School for Communication
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Twenty-five arts journalists have been chosen from 20 states to participate as fellows in the second National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Journalism Institute in Theater and Musical Theater at the USC Annenberg School for Communication. Through...
CiviConnections -- Call for Applications
From Ascribe Newsfeed: The National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) issued a call for applicants for the 2006-07 CiviConnections program. This is the third year of a three-year teacher grant program funded by the Federal Corporation for National and...
Mental distress due to abortion lasts for years
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Women who have had an abortion still experience mental distress related to the abortion years after it happened. A study published today in the open access journal BMC Medicine reveals that five years on, women...
House and Senate Still Far Apart on Medicaid Changes
From NYT > National: Medicaid is a flash point in a larger budget bill on which Republican leaders say they plan to reach agreement by year's end. The Bush administration and the National Governors Association support changes approved last month...
New Film Promotes Alternatives to Institutions for People with Intellectual Disabilities
From Ascribe Newsfeed: A short film released today documents a groundbreaking initiative to provide alternatives to institutional confinement for Croatians with intellectual disabilities. The film, "Living Proof: The Right to Live in the Community," depicts the stories of people with...
MN: Blue Cross Cleared to Spend Tobacco Money
From Substance Abuse Funding News: Minnesota residents will finally begin reaping the rewards of a $469-million settlement between the tobacco industry and Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. Read more from this post....
Solid month for jobs, but long-term growth still lags
From Economic Policy Institute: For an analysis of the latest employment data released by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, read EPI's Jobs Picture. Read more from this post....
Researchers Find Youth Involvement in Various Extracurricular Activities Has Social, Psychological, Academic Benefits; 'The More Activities the Better,' Says Connecticut College Researcher
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Forget what you've heard about over-scheduling and over-stressing your teen-agers. It just may be that those dance classes, soccer practices, piano lessons and church groups may lead to better academically- and socially-developed adolescents. Read more from this...
Groundbreaking Abortion Report Approved in South Dakota
From U.S. Newswire Releases: After hours of debate, the South Dakota Taskforce to Study Abortion approved a groundbreaking report on the effects of abortion on women, children and society. Read more from this post....
U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Dec. 11: A Special Little Girl
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Following is the daily "Profile America" feature for Dec. 11 from the U.S. Census Bureau: Read more from this post....
December 08, 2005
Statement from Education Secretary on Release of Bush/Clinton Katrina Fund Grants
From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today released the following statement applauding the release of $90 million in grant relief money from the Bush/Clinton Katrina Fund: "The announcement today by former Presidents Bush and Clinton exemplifies our...
Nursing home quality stagnates, says HealthGrades
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Nursing home deficiencies causing actual harm to residents declined from 7.0 percent to 6.5 percent from 2003 to 2004, while patient abuse remained stable at 17 percent of complaints, according to a new analysis of...
Access to existing medical treatments could save more lives than spending to improve the treatments
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: More lives could be saved in the United States by spending less money on making medical treatments better and more on getting existing treatments to the patients who need them, according to a study published...
Percentage of North Carolinians lacking health insurance rises, UNC study shows
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: The proportion of North Carolinians under age 65 who lacked health insurance for at least a year rose from 15.3 percent in 2000 to 17.5 percent in 2004, according to a new University of North...
Study Finds Alcohol Education Effective with Elderly
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Senior citizens tended to reduce their drinking when provided educational information about the hazards of alcohol consumption. Read more from this post....
The latest information coming from the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts University
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: In a small study publishedin the December 2005 issue of the medical journal Diabetes Care,researchers at the Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center onAging at Tufts University discovered that a diet's overall "glycemicload" may...
U.S. Life Expectancy Hits All-Time High (AP)
From Yahoo! News: Top Stories: AP - After a century of nearly uninterrupted medical improvements and longer lives, it looks like the baby boomers could screw things up. Read more from this post....
Have Domestic Appropriations Exploded?
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: To comply with budget targets it set last April, Congress this year has cut fiscal year 2006 funding for domestic programs by $9 billion, or 2.3 percent on average, below the 2005 level...
Tufts professor chews on the nutrition-oral health connection
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Sitting and snacking on treats in front of the television for severalhours a day increases a child's risk of developing . dental decay? Many would probably have finished that sentence with the word, "obesity."Actually, both...
Adult children in the dark about aging parents
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: A random stranger might have the same chance at guessing parental wishes as some children would. According to Brian Carpenter, Ph.D., Washington University assistant professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, there is no clear...
To Reduce Childhood Obesity, Fast-Food Companies Should Offer Smaller Sizes of Soft Drinks, Duke Business Professors Say
From Ascribe Newsfeed: This week's Institute of Medicine recommendation that companies advertise only healthy food choices to children takes a heavy-handed approach to stemming the nation's obesity crisis, said Richard Staelin, a professor in Duke University's Fuqua School of Business....
Focus Action Praises Obscenity Ruling; 3rd Circuit Court Applauded for 'Looking Out for Families and Children'
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Focus on the Family Action Senior Analyst for Media and Sexuality Daniel Weiss issued the following statement today regarding the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals' overturning federal district judge Gary Lancaster's tossing of a federal obscenity...
Statement by Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman on Tax Cut Bill
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Following is a statement by Children's Defense Fund President Marian Wright Edelman: Read more from this post....
Cities Announce Immigration Task Force
From U.S. Newswire Releases: The National League of Cities (NLC) today announced the formation of a task force on immigration issues. The task force is expected to assess enforcement policies, educational opportunities, labor issues, health care, and resources for children...
December 07, 2005
Study Assesses Impact of Medicare Drug Law on Retiree Health Benefits
From The Kaiser Family Foundation: This new Kaiser/Hewitt survey of large businesses provides an in-depth look at the impact of the Medicare drug law on both retirees and employers in 2006 and beyond. It also looks more broadly at changes...
Report Says States Aim Low in Science Classes
From NYT > National: The report says nearly half the states are doing a poor job of setting high academic standards for science in public schools. Read more from this post....
Child Support Cooperation Requirements and Public Benefits Programs: An Overview
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Paula Roberts. The TANF and Medicaid programs impose assignment and child support cooperation requirements on participating adults. The Food Stamp, SCHIP and child care programs may also contain child support cooperation requirements....
African American Leaders Meet with President Bush to Discuss Critical Issues Facing the Nation
From U.S. Newswire Releases: A group of nine African American leaders met with President George W. Bush at the White House today to discuss a wide range of critical issues facing the African American communities in the Gulf Region and...
Colorado Leaders to Announce Support for Medicaid Waiver to Improve Health Carefor Children with Life-Threatening Medical Conditions in Seven States; Colorado's CHI PACC Director Dr. Brian Greffe to be Named National CHI PACC Director
From U.S. Newswire Releases: WHO:U. S. Representative Tom Tancredo (R-Colo.) will be joined by Dr. Brian Greffe, Children's Hospital / Denver, and Ann Armstrong Dailey, of Children's Hospice International at an event on Capitol Hill. (NOTE: Colorado's U.S. House and...
December 06, 2005
Tobacco Company Ad Budgets Far Outpace Prevention Spending
From Substance Abuse Funding News: For every $1 that states spend on tobacco prevention, tobacco companies spend $28 marketing their products, even after the nationwide tobacco settlement curbed some forms of tobacco advertising. Read more from this post....
Study Debunks That Blacks Are Wary of Medical Research
From washingtonpost.com - washingtonpost.com - US government, national security, science and national news and headlines.: It is a truism that black people do not trust the medical establishment and are reluctant to volunteer for experiments. Read more from this post....
New Study Shows High Quality State Pre-K Programs Improve Language, Math Abilities of Children of All Backgrounds
From U.S. Newswire Releases: A new study of high quality prekindergarten programs in five states reveals significant improvement in children's early language, literacy and mathematical development, improvement far greater than found in a recent national study of the federal Head...
December 05, 2005
Drinking Moms Pass Problem on to Teens
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Women who drink regularly and are depressed are more likely to have teenagers with drinking problems, according to Australian researchers. Read more from this post....
Study: Alcohol Health Risks Outweigh Benefits
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: "Confused research" may be behind the popular theory that light to moderate drinking is good for coronary health, according to researchers who say that any health benefits of such drinking are likely outweighed by...
Maine Praised for Stop-Smoking Spending
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Maine continues to spend more money per capita on antismoking activities than any other state, according to an annual report from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids. Read more from this post....
Native American Alcohol Enforcement and Treatment Grants
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The Indian Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program provides funding for programs that link alcohol-related tribal justice and law-enforcement efforts to addiction treatment. Read more from this post....
60 policymakers in eight states pair up with low-income constituents for one month
The Walk a Mile Program- Making Politics Personal Seattle, WA -- 60 policymakers and low-income constituents in California, Colorado, Iowa, Maryland, Minnesota, Ohio, Washington, and West Virginia will spend the month of November "walking a mile" in each other's shoes...
December 04, 2005
Secretary Spellings Praises Work of Dorothy Height and the National Council of Negro Women
From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings today addressed more than 400 women at the 52nd national convention of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) in Washington, D.C. She praised the work of 93-year-old NCNW Chairwoman and...
Drinking small amounts of alcohol regularly reduces risk of obesity
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: People who drink small amounts of alcohol regularly are less likely to be obesethan people who do not drink at all. A study published today in the open accessjournal BMC Public Health shows that consuming...
Grants for Testing Addiction Treatment Drugs
From Substance Abuse Funding News: The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) is seeking research applications for the design, synthesis, and preclinical testing of potential drugs for treating addiction. A total of $3 million is available for approximately 10 awards...
Trade deficits and manufacturing employment
From Economic Policy Institute: As more and more domestic demand is being met by goods produced and imported from abroad, the effect on domestic manufacturing has been a steady loss of jobs over the past few years. For a quick...
Lumina Foundation Report Can Help Community Colleges Better Serve Their Students
From Ascribe Newsfeed: New research released today by Lumina Foundation for Education explores how community colleges can best use data to improve their service to students. The report reiterates two crucial issues for all who are engaged in the important...
The Connection Between Spirituality and Psychology: Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology's Spirituality Program, Conference Seek to Build a Community
From Ascribe Newsfeed: Mental health experts estimate that about 80 percent of patients bring up their spiritual life during therapy but only about 15 percent of therapists are trained to work with that aspect of a patient's life to enhance...
Victims of Prostitution Reveal Truth about 'The Players Ball': State Rep. Karen Yarbrough, Community Leaders Gather to Protest Annual Gathering That Glorifies Abuse of Women
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Victims of Prostitution Reveal Truth About 'The Players Ball'; State Rep. Karen Yarbrough, Community Leaders Gather to Protest Annual Gathering That Glorifies Abuse of Women Read more from this post....
House Reconciliation Bill Targets Key Low-Income Programs In Ways And Means Committee's Jurisdiction
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Sharon Parrott Read more from this post....
Health Coverage of Young Widens With States' Aid
From NYT > National: Despite rising health care costs, the number of American children without health care coverage has been steadily declining. Read more from this post....
December 01, 2005
Washington, D.C. High School Students to Get 'Lesson in Labor'
From U.S. Newswire Releases: Seniors from Ballou and Anacostia high schools in Washington, D.C., will visit the AFL-CIO on Tuesday, Dec. 6 to learn about career opportunities as well the history of the labor movement. "This is a great opportunity...
Child Care Assistance in 2004: States Have Fewer Funds for Child Care
From Center for Law and Social Policy: by Hannah Matthews and Danielle Ewen. State spending on child care assistance declined in 2004 for the first time since the passage of welfare reform in 1996. Child care assistance helps low-income families...
Federal Business Activity Tax Nexus - Legislation: Half of A Two-Pronged Strategy To Gut State Corporate Income Taxes
From Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Major multistate corporations are engaged in a two-pronged strategy aimed at substantially increasing the share of their nationwide profit that is not taxed by any state. The strategy involves the enactment of complementary...
Getting It Right: Strategies for After-School Success
Getting it Right This report synthesizes the last 10 years of findings from P/PV's and other researchers' work to address one of the most demanding challenges facing today's after - school programs - how to create and manage programs that...
Spellings Hails 30th Anniversary of I.D.E.A. Special Education Law
From Education Newsfeed: U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings released the following statement on today's 30th anniversary of former President Gerald Ford signing on Nov. 29, 1975, the Education for All Handicapped Children Act, now known as the Individuals with...
Study: Lowering The Drinking Age Increases Car Crashes Among Youth
From Alcohol, Drugs and Tobacco News: Lowering the drinking age causes a dramatic increase in alcohol-related car crashes among young people, according to a new study from New Zealand, where the government dropped the drinking age six years ago. Read...
Joslin Diabetes Center study shows benefits of online discussion boards
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Although having diabetes can sometimes feel isolating to individuals, participation in an Internet-based discussion group offers hope, inspiration and encouragement as well as bolsters people's perceived ability to cope with diabetes, according to a new...
Fast-tracked sexual health screening offered with morning-after pill
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Young women asking for the morning-after pill at pharmacies will be offered fast-tracked screening for Chlamydia, the UK's most common sexually transmitted infection, in a University of Manchester study. Read more from this post....