Research Findings: Using a structured qualitative case study method, this study examined one urban school readiness initiative's efforts to identify and engage family, friend, and neighbor (FFN) care providers to promote school readiness in underserved and immigrant communities. Interviews and focus groups were conducted with 23 FFN providers, 14…

This brief combines original research and policy analysis to examine a key issue that is often overlooked in debates about the proliferation of new technologies, education, and equity: the potential for digital media investments to support a promising learning pathway for children in our nation's increasingly diverse, low-income families. A…

Schools alone cannot reverse the high rates of school failure in the poorest communities in Europe; they need the contributions of the entire community. Coordination between families, the larger community, and the school has proven crucial to enhance student learning and achievement, especially for minority and disadvantaged families. However,…

Making Connections was the Annie E. Casey Foundation's signature place-based, community-change initiative of the 2000s. It sought to build on previous work and launch an effort focused firmly on the framework of family strengthening. The Foundation started Making Connections in 22 places, focusing eventually on first 10, then seven sites. It…

A 5-year project which focuses upon the processes necessary for initiation and implementation of a cross-cultural nursery school is at its midpoint in operation, with project nurseries having been established and presently operating in the San Francisco area. The family dwellings from which children are drawn consist of approximately equally…

MOBILIZATION FOR YOUTH (MFY) IS A BROAD, COMMUNITY BASED, NONPROFIT, PRIVATE ORGANIZATION, ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE JUVENILE DELINQUENCY IN THE LOWER EAST SIDE OF NEW YORK CITY BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR JUVENILES TO BEHAVE AS PRODUCTIVE MEMBERS OF SOCIETY. MFY PROVIDES YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING THROUGH ITS YOUTH JOB CENTER, AN URBAN YOUTH…

MANY ARIZONA PEOPLE WHO HAVE SPANISH SURNAMES ARE CONFRONTED WITH BOTH LANGUAGE AND CULTURAL PROBLEMS. TO COPE WITH THIS SITUATION, TEACHERS NEED TRAINING TO UNDERSTAND THE FAMILY STRUCTURE AND WAY OF LIFE OF THESE PEOPLE. MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND ORGANIZATIONS IN ARIZONA ARE DEVELOPING BILINGUAL PROGRAMS AND SERVICES TO HELP THOSE OF INDIAN,…