Pages related to child development

Bowling Green State University

Adoption Information from BGSU available

September 13, 2011

The National Center for Family and Marriage Research at Bowling Green State University has released some reports on adoptive families. 

Good news: Half of young children in the U.S. are read to at least once a day, Census Bureau reports

Reading activity has increased among children in low-income families
August 23, 2011

According to new data from the U.S. Census, many young children are getting a head start on acquiring the skills needed to read.

stanford university

News from Stanford University's "Magazine on Poverty, Inequality and Social Policy"

August 16, 2011

The Stanford Center for the Study of Poverty and Inequality just released the summer issue of their magazine.

Making summer count

closing the achievement gap
July 19, 2011

Students who attend summer programs do better in school than peers who do not.

New from RAND:

Making Summer Count - How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning
July 12, 2011

You can purchase this publication in book format or download it as a free e-book.

You are invited to join the children at their World Festival

on The National Mall June 17-19
June 15, 2011

Held every four years since 1999 as 'Olympics' of creativity and co-creation, the festival integrates art and sport with STEM disciplines for children's holistic development.