Future of Children

Reducing Justice System Inequality

The criminal justice system reinforces and deepens inequalities among young people in America. This issue takes stock of the policies, programs, and practices that may reduce those inequalities at each stage of the process, from police stops on the street through sentencing and incarceration.
Charter Schools and the Achievement Gap

To have a meaningful impact on nationwide achievement gaps, writes Sarah Cohodes of Teachers College, Columbia University, in this new synthesis of the latest and best research, charter school approaches would need to be adopted beyond the charter sector itself. Any interventions that are built around using charter schools to close achievement...
Social and Emotional Learning

Evidence is growing that disparities in social and emotional skills are just as important as academic disparities. This timely issue offers scientific evidence about which interventions are most likely to improve these skills.
Starting Early: Education from Prekindergarten to Third Grade

Although some policymakers still question the value of pre-K education, the weight of the evidence presented in this issue of Future of Children indicates that high-quality pre-K programs can indeed play an important role in improving later outcomes, particularly for children from more disadvantaged families.

News

The Curfew Myth

The Curfew Myth

July 31, 2018, by Ivonne Roman, The Marshall Project
Will Placing Fewer Children in Foster Care Fix the System?

Will Placing Fewer Children in Foster Care Fix the System?

May 16, 2018, Institute for Family Studies
Helping Children of Incarcerated Parents and Children in Foster Care

Helping Children of Incarcerated Parents and Children in Foster Care

May 9, 2018, Webinar at the Brookings Institution

Wed, May 29, 2019, 9:00 am

Shauna Tominey

Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "SEL Interventions in Early Childhood" Click on the photo to learn more.
Anne Gregory

Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "Social and Emotional Learning and Equity in School Discipline" Click on the photo to learn more.
Megan McClelland

Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "SEL Interventions in Early Childhood" Click on the photo to learn more.
Clark A. McKown

Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "Social-Emotional Assessment, Performance,and Standards" Click on the photo to learn more.
Roger Weissberg

Social and Emotional Learning, Vol. 27, No. 1 "Social and Emotional Learning as a Public Health Approach to Education" Click on the photo to learn more.