HUD provides 2,500 housing vouchers to keep families together
From HUD Press Releases: WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced today that it is awarding 2,500 rental assistance vouchers to 37 public housing authorities across the U.S. to reunite more than 7,500 children with their...
Who Pays No Income Tax?
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Nearly half of all tax units will pay no income tax in 2009. The fraction of non-taxpayers differs widely, depending on income, tax filing status, and whether the unit is elderly or contains children. Read...
Children with autism need to be taught in smaller groups, pilot study confirms
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: Since the 1970s, there has been much debate surrounding the fact that individuals with autism have difficulty in understanding speech in situations where there is background speech or noise. Today, at the annual meeting of...
Report calls for new initiative to improve math education for preschoolers
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: To ensure that all children enter elementary school with the foundation they need for success, a major national initiative is needed to improve early childhood mathematics education, says a new report from the National Research...
Overweight kids experience more loneliness, anxiety, MU study finds
From EurekAlert! - Breaking News: As childhood obesity rates continue to increase, experts agree that more information is needed about the implications of being overweight as a step toward reversing current trends. Now, a new University of Missouri study has...
