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The (In)Equities of U.S. School Funding

November 15, 2023
The Regulatory Review

In a recent paper for the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, Sarah Komisarow and co-authors argue that private fundraising by affluent parents offsets the benefits of progressive school funding plans.

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PODCAST: Consequences of Growing up Poor

November 5, 2023
Econofact

In what ways are children particularly hard hit by poverty? How does growing up poor affect early-life development? Lisa Gennetian answers these questions, drawing on preliminary results from ‘Baby’s First Years.’

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Impact of Student-Based Budgeting in Chicago Public Schools

October 31, 2023
Chicago Fed Insights

Over the past 20 years, U.S. school districts have increasingly adopted funding models that aim to allocate money to schools based on individual student need.

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Youngest children in class with ADHD as likely to keep diagnosis in adulthood as their older classmates

October 30, 2023
University of Southampton

Experts from Duke University are among a group of 161 researchers worldwide who made the discovery after examining data from thousands of patients with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

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What measures should local authorities take to ensure kids are safe when trick-or-treating?

October 30, 2023
WalletHub

Many communities are moving away from door-to-door trick-or-treating and having events such as “trunk-or-treat” in church or school parking lots that are blocked off from traffic.

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Blog Posts

Student Reflection on “Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America”

November 7, 2023

On October 19th, Kathryn Edin, the William Church Osborn Professor of Sociology and Public Affairs at Princeton University, along with Timothy Nelson, a lecturer in the Department of Sociology at Princeton, presented their findings from their new book, “The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America,” as part of the Sulzberger Distinguished…

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CCFP Community Spotlight: Q&A with Lola James

October 17, 2023

Lola James is a first-year dual Master of Public Policy and Master of Business Administration candidate at Duke. She recently joined the CCFP community, working as a research assistant with Katie Rosanbalm. Read more.

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Parenting Across Cultures Receives 2022 Article of the Year Award

June 16, 2023

The Parenting Across Cultures project team’s research evaluating the effectiveness of Kenya’s legal ban on corporal punishment was recognized by the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children and Sage Publishing.

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Laura Stilwell Awarded Prestigious F30 Grant

June 6, 2023

CCFP student Laura Stilwell, a PhD candidate in the Sanford School of Public Policy, has been awarded a prestigious F30 grant though the NIH’s National Institute of Child Health & Human Development.

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Student Reflections on School Research Partnership Dinner 2023

May 15, 2023

On April 20, CCFP hosted the School Research Partnership’s annual dinner, themed The Power of School-Community-Research Partnerships in Building Student and Educator Wellness. Students shared reflections on their experience showcasing their research, engaging with community and school leaders, and hearing from panelists.

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News Releases

Bipartisan Group Offers Policy Plan for Rebalancing National Investments Toward Children

February 8, 2022
News Release

A bipartisan report released today on the challenges and opportunities facing children in America stresses the need to rebalance national investments toward children.

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Heightened Immigration Enforcement Has Troubling Impact on Babies

February 3, 2021
News Release

Harsher immigration law enforcement by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement leads to decreased use of prenatal care for immigrant mothers and declines in birth weight, according to new Duke University research.

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A Third of U.S. Families Face a Different Kind of Poverty

January 6, 2021
News Release

DURHAM, N.C. – Before the pandemic, one-third of U.S. households with children were already “net worth poor,” lacking enough financial resources to sustain their families for three months at a poverty level, finds new research from Duke University. In 2019, 57 percent of Black families and 50 percent of Latino families with children were poor…

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A Simple Enrollment Change Yields Big Dividends in Children’s Early Learning Program

October 6, 2020
News Release

Duke study shows automatic enrollment, paired with option to opt-out, is highly effective at boosting parents’ participation.

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For Vulnerable Families, Pandemic’s Effect on Mental Health is Swift and Harsh

September 2, 2020
News Release

DURHAM, N.C. – In just a few months, the COVID-19 pandemic swiftly and substantially worsened mental health among U.S. hourly service workers and their children – especially those experiencing multiple hardships, according to new research from the Center for Child and Family Policy at Duke University and Barnard College. The study leverages real-time, daily survey data collected…

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