Over the last decade the power of states to develop more effective policies and programs to improve the well-being of children has been substantially strengthened by the increasing availability of high quality child well-being indicator data at the state level. Much of these data have been developed by or under the guidance of federal statistical…

Examines the health and school adjustment of children raised solely by grandparents. Results indicate that these children fare quite well relative to children in families with one biological parent present with or without a spouse. These children are not significantly different except in academic performance. (JPS)