Principle 4: Innovation
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This report analyzes what has been accomplished, the lessons learned, and the opportunities ahead with unprecedented federal expenditures in social po...
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This case study captures Maryland’s 2Gen approach from community innovation to statewide policy adoption. It lifts up local strategies such as c...
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Investment in resources that improve the experience of students who are parents will improve the college experience for all students.
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Student parents are on every postsecondary campus across the country – in-person and online – but are rendered invisible by current data practices...
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This presentation from Community Action Partnership shares stories from two organizations, Parents in Community Action (PICA) in Minnesota and Communi...
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Investing in Innovation: Reflections on the Family Economic Success-Early Childhood Education Pilots
In 2013, the Annie E. Casey Foundation launched the Family Economic Success-Early Childhood Education (FES-ECE) initiative to support programs that of...