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Filling a Gap in Knowledge
November 9, 2012 / Learning Curve
There are 1.3 million children in Black immigrant families in the United States, most with parents from Africa and the Caribbean. The Children account for 11 percent of all Black children in America and represent a rapidly growing segment of the U.S. Read more...
Chair's Message
October 18, 2012 / Learning Curve
On a Steady Course: In a message for FCD's newly released 2011-2012 Annual Report, FCD Board Chair Read more...
PreK-3rd Student Assessment Systems
October 5, 2012 / Learning Curve
The New Jersey Story: Advocates for Children of New Jersey (ACNJ) has released a policy brief that outlines the findings of an in depth PreK-3rd assessment training program for school district administrators in New Jersey. Read more...
New PreK and K Data Reveal Local Inconsistencies
September 26, 2012 / Learning Curve
The Early Education Initiative, in partnership with the New America Foundation's Federal Education Budget Project (FEBP), has expanded the Read more...
Children from Immigrant Families: New Research in Child Development
September 20, 2012 / Learning Curve
The work of two FCD Young Scholars appears in a special section on children from immigrant families in the current issue of Child Development. Read more...
Into the Fray: A Minnesota Case Study
September 12, 2012 / Learning Curve
FCD's latest case study, Into the Fray: How a Funders Coalition Restored Momentum for Early Learning in Minnesota, tells the story of Minnesota philanthropic funders Read more...
What Happens to Children When Parents are Deported?
August 30, 2012 / Learning Curve
FCD Young Scholar Joanna Dreby of the University of Albany is making news this summer with her research on the impact of U.S. deportation policies on children in Mexican immigrant families. Read more...
Trends in Violence and Threats of Violence in Schools: 1991-2010
August 1, 2012 / Learning Curve
A special Child Well-Being Index (CWI) report from Duke University tracks trends over time of middle and high school students exposed to peer-to-peer violence in schools. Key findings include: Read more...
Announcing 2013 Young Scholars Competition
July 18, 2012 / Learning Curve
FCD's Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports a new generation of scholars conducting research on the development of young children (birth-10) in immigrant families, particularly those who are low-income. Read more...
Announcing 2013 Young Scholars Competition
July 18, 2012 / Learning Curve
FCD's Young Scholars Program (YSP) supports a new generation of scholars conducting research on the development of young children (birth-10) in immigrant families, particularly those who are low-income. Read more...

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