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Forster, Greg; Carr, Matthew – Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation, 2007
Opponents of school choice argue that private schools are not "accountable" because they are not subject to detailed oversight by a regulatory bureaucracy. They claim private school employees can be expected to engage in abusive and criminal behavior more frequently. School choice supporters respond that parents hold private schools…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Private Schools, School Choice, Accountability
Cronin, Roberta; Gragg, Frances; Schultz, Dana; Eisen, Karla – Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, 2006
This bulletin reports results from an evaluation of six sites of the Safe Kids/Safe Streets (SK/SS) program, which applies a comprehensive, collaborative approach to the child maltreatment field. The bulletin provides insights into collaboration building, systems reform, service options, and other strategies. Among the findings were that the SK/SS…
Descriptors: Program Design, Data Collection, Child Abuse, Agency Cooperation
Vasaly, Shirley M. – 1976
A synthesis of data and major recommendations from foster care studies undertaken by the states of Arizona, California, Iowa, Massachusetts and Vermont, this report focuses on areas needing improvement. Covered in detail are: (1) the foster care system, its programs and goals; (2) foster children and their natural and foster families; (3) agency…
Descriptors: Adoption, Caseworkers, Child Abuse, Child Advocacy
Vermont Children's Forum, Montpelier. – 1996
This Kids Count report details statewide trends in the well-being of Vermont's children. The statistical portrait is based on 30 indicators of well-being: (1) population; (2) racial and ethnic diversity; (3) median family income; (4) working mothers; (5) single-parent families; (6) child poverty; (7) children receiving ANFC; (8) children receiving…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women, Child Abuse
Finn, Carlen; And Others – 1994
This KIDS COUNT factbook presents statistical data and examines trends for several indicators of children's well-being in Vermont. Four groups of indicators are examined: (1) economic security, including child population, child poverty, number of children receiving Aid to Needy Families with Children (ANFC) and food stamps, number of children…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Finn, Carlen; Burgess, Beth – 2001
This KIDS COUNT data book examines trends in the well-being of Vermont's children. Following an introduction and executive summary, the statistical portrait is presented, based on 18 indicators of child well-being: (1) child poverty; (2) families with children, headed by a single parent; (3) national school lunch program enrollment; (4) children…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women