Special Populations
There’s no argument that early intervention is the key to helping children with learning disorders, physical challenges or cognitive impairments. How do parents access the information and the tools they need to help their children grow and thrive? How do communities and schools provide supports that families need? (Photo: The Virginian-Pilot)
Latest in special populations
“Students in Rural Schools Have Limited Access to Advanced Mathematics Courses”
Findings come amid calls by the Obama administration to improve student achievement in math and science.
“2010 Education Appropriations Guide”
The issue brief details the federal education appropriations for fiscal year 2010, which were finalized December 13, 2009.
“Tracking An Emerging Movement: A Report on Expanded Time Schools in America”
The report finds that students in schools with expanded learning time outperformed their district peers.
“Underperforming Schools and the Education of Vulnerable Children”
The research brief suggests that underperforming schools could improve by connecting students with social workers and mental health professionals.
“2008-2009 State of the States in Gifted Education”
The report finds that there exist wide disparities in gifted education programs across the country.
"The State of City Leadership for Children and Families"
The report highlights the broad range of emerging trends in local policy efforts to promote child and family well-being.
“Family Mobility and Neighborhood Change: New evidence and implications for community initiatives”
An analysis of residential mobility and neighborhood-based initiatives aimed at low-income, disadvantaged children and families.
“Why Rural Matters 2009: The Realities of Rural Education Growth”
An analysis of state and federal programs aimed at helping underprivileged students in high-poverty, rural schools.
“A Look at Community Schools”
An overview of community schools in the United States and how such programs can decrease poverty’s detrimental effect on students.
“Preventing Child Maltreatment: Volume 19, Number 2, Fall 2009”
An exploration of effective policies and programs designed to prevent child maltreatment.
Federal Education Budget Project (FEBP)
The most recent data on federal education funding and the No Child Left Behind Act.
“Characteristics of Effective Summer Learning Programs for Low-Income Youth”
A summary of a Child Trends review of summer learning programs.
“Vulnerable Youth and the Transition to Adulthood”
A collection of eight research briefs on the road to adulthood for vulnerable youth, with focuses on young blacks and Latinos, school and work participation, youth from troubled neighborhoods, youth from low-income families and those suffering from depression/anxiety.
“Impairing Education: Corporal Punishment of Students with Disabilities in US Public Schools”
This report by the ACLU and Human Rights Watch finds that public school students with disabilities face corporal punishment at disproportionately higher rates than their peers.
20th Annual KIDS COUNT Data Book
The Annie E. Casey Foundation's 20th annual KIDS COUNT Data Book features national and state profiles of children’s well-being.
