Education and Family
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Cause or Effect: The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Delinquency in America
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Is it possible that delinquency can be both a cause and a consequence of weakened social bonds and low academic achievement?
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What Do Kids Do on Saturdays? Insight into How Race and Income Impact Children’s Leisure Time
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A study examines the ties between income, race, and children’s after school activities in Phoenix, Arizona.
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How Do Early Social Interactions Shape a Woman’s Labor Supply?
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Researchers examine how early social interaction shapes the gender identity of women and influences their choice of work hours.
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Is the Child Labor Ban in India Causing Trouble?
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India’s Child Labor Act of 1986 proves to have backfired on itself with increased child labor and diminished household welfare.
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School’s Out for Summer: Disadvantages of the Year-Round School Calendar on Maternal Employment
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A recent study finds that year-round elementary school calendars negatively impact maternal employment because it is more difficult for parents to secure child care.
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Editor’s Note: Changing How We Talk About Entitlement Programs
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This is an editor’s summary of the five articles below, comprising a special series on the intersection of entitlements and child and family policy.
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Growth of Extreme Poverty in the US: Is Welfare Reform Largely to Blame?
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New research estimates the growth of families living in extreme poverty from 1996 to 2011 is 159 percent, and the authors argue that welfare reform is largely to blame.
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Unintended Consequences: How Child Support Programs Discourage Employment for Low-Income Families
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Low-income fathers with debt are more likely to reduce labor hours and child support payments.
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Left Out: Women’s Life Changes Put Their Access to Health Insurance at Risk
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Instability in low-income women’s life events corresponds to an increased reliance on public health insurance systems.
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How Sweets, SNAP, and Stress Affect Childhood Obesity
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A study examines prenatal risk factors among low-income Hispanic mothers that may lead to childhood obesity.
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Holes in the Safety Net: Why Eligible Families Don’t Fully Participate in Assistance Programs
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In Maryland, the lowest-income families aren’t signing on for the public assistance for which they’re eligible.