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Rep. Jerry Madden: The Case for Home Visiting
State Representative Jerry Madden (R) describes how high-quality programs can help break the cycle of people going to prison. more
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- Home Visiting Campaign
Libby Doggett: The Case for Home Visiting
Pew Home Visiting Campaign Director Libby Doggett describes how high-quality programs can help prevent some of society's costliest problems. more
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- Stateline Story
Food Banks Drawing Statewide Attention
SOCIAL POLICY BEAT: Emergency food banks are attracting increased interest from state officials this year, but what many of them would like is more money.more -
- Stateline Story
States Get Chance to Experiment With Child Welfare Systems
More states will be given the opportunity to try and transform their child welfare systems with the help of federal dollars, but not without federal strings. more
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- Press Release
- Home Visiting Campaign
Voluntary Home Visiting Gives Parents and Children a Boost, Even Before Birth
Some of our nation’s costliest social problems are rooted in early childhood. Increasingly, states are turning to proven strategies like high-quality home visitation to prevent them. Read our fact sheet to learn more. more
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- Stateline Story
Texas Saves Big Money Through Effective Child Support Enforcement
The Lone Star state may know more than any other about collecting overdue child support. And in a tough budget year, the state managed to increase funds for a novel program that gives noncustodial parents who are behind on child support a choice: a job or jail.more -
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- Pre-K Now
Transforming Public Education
In its final report, Pre-K Now laid out a strategy to transform public education by moving from the current K-12 model to a more effective, evidence-based pre-K-12 system.
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- Q & A
- Home Visiting Campaign
Libby Doggett: Home Visiting Programs Get a Funding Boost
Libby Doggett discusses how federal funding for the Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program has impacted state initiatives.
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- Stateline Story
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- Stateline Story
Driving Services Help Senior Mobility Without Spending Public Money
Many elderly people have difficulty driving, but lack access to public transit. There's a growing movement to solve their problem. more
