Research Briefs

Part two in the "Ready, Set, Go: Investing in Infants and Toddlers" series, this brief contains policy recommendations related to healthy births, developmental screenings, physical safety, immunization, nutrition and physical activity, and health care coverage, and oral health.

This final brief in our three-part series, "Ready, Set, Go: Investing in Infants and Toddlers," includes policy recommendations that improve early learning and expand access to high-quality, affordable child care. 

This brief explains changes in funding levels for the federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant, one of the more important sources of support for low-income families with children.

This report explores the topic of Family, Friend, and Neighbor (FFN) care and its part in Colorado's early childhood landscape.

A new study released by the Colorado Children’s Campaign, “Digital Learning in Colorado: Opportunities and Recommendations,” outlines steps the state could take to extend learning opportunities for all Colorado students.

Alternative Education and Pathways to Success examines Colorado’s Alternative Education Campuses (AECs), compares them to other cities and states, and recommends ways that Colorado can strengthen alternative education.

This report highlights the significant progress seen two years into Colorado’s participation in federally funded school turnaround efforts, offering recommendations that can be applied elsewhere.

Constitutional provisions and changes in education strategies and priorities leave Colorado with a school funding mechanism that is outdated, inadequate, unequal, and unrelated to student achievement.

Wide gaps exist in the well-being of Colorado’s children in immigrant families and their counterparts in U.S.-born families, according to "Investing in a Bright Future for All of Colorado’s Kids: The Importance of Providing Early Childhood Care and Education to Children in Immigrant Families."

Across all grade levels and subject areas, Denver Public Schools’ (DPS) students are making steady gains in academic achievement, but student outcomes remain below state averages for each grade and subject area.

"Healthy Moms, Healthy Kids: A Series on Maternal and Child Health in Colorado" provides research analysis in the areas of domestic violence, maternal depression, healthy pregnancies, family structure and unintended teen pregnancy, social determinants of health, and nutrition.

Answering the Call: A Report on Colorado’s High School Dropouts and Best Practices for Improving Educational Outcomes highlights the scope of the dropout problem in the Colorado and reports on recent policies showing encouraging results.

In September 2010, the Children’s Campaign conducted a survey of the nutrition, physical activity and Physical Education (P.E.) policies of 23 of Colorado’s largest school districts representing about 79 percent of all Colorado students in public schools.

This report provides an overview of count date policies used to count students in all 50 states and an analysis of the implications of those policies for school funding and student completion.

A first major study of rural dropouts in the United States has been done here in Colorado to help us plan for different kinds of programs and services needed in much of our state.

The purpose of this exploratory study is to begin to probe what makes girls drop out of school.