State of the Nation Report – Society, Economy and Policy in Israel 2009, Dan Ben-David, Editor. Taub Center for Social Policy Studies in Israel, Jerusalem, September 2010 “The State of the Nation Report opens with a macro analysis chapter, painting the big picture of the anomaly that is Israel: creativity and innovation pushing the envelope… Continue Reading
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New Census Data Reveal the Uneven Impact the Recession Has Had on the District
Follow up to Census Bureau Releases 2009 American Community Survey Data – “A closer look at the numbers reveals that while poverty has not increased substantially for the city as a whole, it has jumped sharply for certain groups: More than one in four children in DC lives in poverty. The child poverty rate rose… Continue Reading
USDA: Rural America at a Glance, 2010 Edition
Rural America at a Glance, 2010 Edition, Lorin Kusmin and Thomas Hertz, editors. Economic Information Bulletin No. (EIB-68) 6 pp, September 2010 “Rural America At A Glance, 2010 Edition highlights the most recent indicators of social and economic conditions in rural areas for use in developing policies and programs to assist rural areas. The 2010… Continue Reading
The State of the Safety Net in the Post-Welfare Reform Era
The State of the Safety Net in the Post-Welfare Reform Era, By Marianne Bitler, UC Irvine and San Francisco Federal Reserve Bank, Hilary W. Hoynes, UC Davis, September 8, 2010. Paper prepared for Brookings Papers on Economic Activity, Conference Date September 16-17, 2010 “The passage of the 1996 welfare reform bill led to sweeping changes… Continue Reading
The Guardian launches global development website with Gates Foundation
“The Guardian today has launched a new website in partnership with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help focus the world’s attention on global development. The site will provide a new space for discussion and interaction on the biggest challenges affecting the lives of billions of people across the developing world, including poverty, hunger,… Continue Reading
IMF: The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion
The Challenges of Growth, Employment and Social Cohesion, Joint ILO-IMF conference in cooperation with the office of the Prime Minister of Norway “The world faces major challenges in creating enough quality jobs to sustain growth and development. The financial crisis of 200709 led to a sharp increase in layoffs and a slowdown in hiring, and… Continue Reading
Decline in US Adult Smoking Rate Stalled Half of children still exposed to secondhand smoke
News release: “Despite the known dangers of tobacco use, 1 in 5 American adults continues to smoke cigarettes, and 4 in 10 nonsmokers were exposed to cigarette smoke during 2007-2008, according to reports from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Among children between the ages of 3 and 11 years old, 54 percent were… Continue Reading
Basic Facts About Food Insecurity Among Children in the United States, 2008
National Center for Children in Poverty, Basic Facts About Food Insecurity Among Children in the United States, 2008. Vanessa R. Wight and Kalyani Thampi, August 2010 “There are about 39.5 million households with children (approximately 34 percent of all households). 79 percent were food secure. 10.2 percent reported food security among adults only. 9.6 percent… Continue Reading
World Bank Bank Releases Report on G20 and Development
News release: “The Group of 20 should strive to promote long-term, broad-based growth, since this represents the most effective means to help lift tens of millions of people in the developing world out of poverty. Moreover, faster growth in developing countries could kick off a virtual cycle towards more diversified, sustainable and less volatile global… Continue Reading
National Center for Education Statistics: The Condition of Education 2010
News release with links to the report: “The Condition of Education 2010 summarizes important developments and trends in education using the latest available data. The report presents 49 indicators on the status and condition of education, in addition to a special section on high-poverty schools. The indicators represent a consensus of professional judgment on the… Continue Reading
Supporting Active Transportation: Federal Funds for Bicycle and Pedestrian Projects
Active Transportation – Making the Link from Transportation to Physical Activity and Obesity, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. “Neighborhoods and transportation systems that promote regular physical activitythrough public transit, sidewalks, bike paths, trails, greenways and traffic-calming devicesare associated with more walking and bicycling, greater physical activity and lower rates of obesity. As Congress considers reauthorization of… Continue Reading
World Development Indicators 2010 released
News release: “The World Development Indicators (WDI) 2010, released today, gives a statistical progress toward achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). The WDI database, launched along with the World Banks Open Data initiative to provide free data to all users, includes more than 900 indicators documenting the state of all the worlds economies. The WDI… Continue Reading
