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Rojas-Flores, Lisseth; Vaughn, Jennifer Medina – Foundation for Child Development, 2019
Children of immigrants--specifically children under the age of 18 who reside with at least one foreign-born parent--are propelling the growth of the child population in the United States (Pew Research Center, 2015). As of 2017, more than 18 million children in the United States lived with at least one immigrant parent (Migration Policy Institute,…
Descriptors: Children, Immigrants, Child Development, Well Being
Hernandez, Donald J. – Foundation for Child Development, 2011
Americans are struggling through the greatest economic downturn since the Great Depression. In recent years, a significant body of research and analysis has documented the breakdown of the middle class and the impact of the current financial crisis on family income, housing, and jobs. But few reports have examined these impacts through the lens of…
Descriptors: Economic Climate, Trend Analysis, Role of Education, National Security
Foundation for Child Development, 2010
Each year, the Foundation for Child Development and the Child and Youth Well-Being Index Project at Duke University issue a comprehensive measure of how children are faring in the United States. The Overall Composite Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is based on a composite of 28 "Key Indicators" of well-being that are grouped into seven…
Descriptors: Poverty, Educational Attainment, Child Development, Child Welfare