The American Educator Panels (AEP) are nationally representative samples of teachers, school leaders, and district leaders across the country. In the main report, "Job-Related Stress Threatens the Teacher Supply: Key Findings from the 2021 State of the U.S. Teacher Survey," (ED613590) that accompanies these appendixes, the authors draw…

This study examined: (1) What reasons do mothers of 6- and 15-month-old babies give for returning to work?; (2) Are there broad dimensions of reasons why mothers return to work?; (3) Do the reasons mothers report returning to work differ according to mothers' education, income, occupation, or number of hours at work?; (4) Are the reasons mothers…

Many studies of the well-being of families who have left welfare since 1996 leave out families who are not faring well and have been forced to turn to emergency service providers for help. In response to this gap, the Community Monitoring Project (CMP) examined families who had left welfare since 1996 and sought help from 180 local community…

This report, prepared by Washington Kids Count, is the culmination of the Puget Sound Success By 6 project, and marks the transition of this effort to the University of Washington, Institute for Public Policy and Management. The report is divided into several short sections providing statistical data on child and family well-being and a…

Although the 1996 welfare reform bill reduced welfare rolls, falling caseloads do not necessarily mean a better standard of living for families. This book examines the evidence and evaluates whether welfare reform has met one of its chief goals--improving the well-being of the nation's poor children. The chapters of the book are as follows: (1)…