Family & Children: Media Appearances and Press Releases

Do Parents Worsen Childhood Fears? | Dr. Nancy (MSNBC)

Erin Drankoski — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:27:00 -0400

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Iran's Openness to Nuclear Compromise Debated | Global Security Newswire

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:27:00 -0400

... they got nothing for that and they're not going to do that again,” said Flynt Leverett, an Iran expert with the New America Foundation. ...

529s | Wall Street Journal

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 21:00:00 -0400

Matching programs are one of the most effective ways to get these families to save for college, says Jackie Williams, director of the College Saving Initiative at the New America Foundation, a nonprofit, nonpartisan public-policy institute based in Washington, D.C. ...

Prepaid College Savings Plans Might Not Cover All Costs | New York Times

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 15:01:00 -0400

“The reason they're popular is simply because the states bear the risk, not the individual,” said Jackie Williams, who was executive director of the Ohio Tuition Trust Authority for 10 years, until June. ...

Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs | The Ledger

Cecille Isidro — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:57:00 -0400

Sara Mead, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation, said, “I haven't talked with anybody who isn't excited about the prospects for this Early ... and more »

Initiative Focuses on Early Learning Programs | New York Times

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 18:59:00 -0400

Sara Mead, a senior research fellow at the New America Foundation, said, “I haven't talked with anybody who isn't excited about the prospects for this Early ... and more »

National Winner Named in New America's 2009 Improving the Lives of Children Essay Contest

Communications — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 11:42:00 -0400

Bedford, N.Y. and Washington, D.C. -- Daniel Robbins, a graduating senior of Fox Lane High School in Bedford, NY, was named first place winner of the New America Foundation's Improving the Lives of Children Essay Contest.

At the announcement ceremony today, Daniel Robbins received a $2,500 prize for college. Congressman John J. Hall, from the 19th Congressional District in New York, presented the check.

This year's winner was selected from more than 3,400 entrants, from high schools in every state in the country.

One in Five Children Sinking into Poverty | People's Weekly World

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:25:00 -0400

The Child Well-Being Index (CWI) is an annual evidence-based composite measure of trends over time in the quality of life for U.S. children from birth to age 18 conducted by Duke University’s Foundation for Child Development Child and Youth Well-Being Index Project. It tracks changes as compared to 1975 base year values.

One in Five Children Sinking Into Poverty | Inter Press Service

Cecille Isidro — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 18:35:00 -0400

"America is doing a really bad job relative to other countries," said Reihan Salam, a fellow at the New America Foundation, referring to the well-being of US children. According to the CWI, although the recession is predicted to end in 2010, ...

10 Finalists Named in New America's 2009 Improving the Lives of Children Essay Contest

Communications — Tue, 19 May 2009 10:08:00 -0400

Washington, D.C. May 19, 2009 -- Ten students were named finalists of the New America Foundation's Improving the Lives of Children Essay Contest today.

This year's finalists were selected from more than 3,400 entrants, from high schools in every state. By state, the finalists broke out to 1 Arizona; 1 Colorado; 1 Michigan; 1 New Jersey; 2 New York; 1 North Carolina; 1 Ohio; 2 Pennsylvania.

25 Semifinalists Named in New America's 2009 Improving the Lives of Children Essay Contest

Communications — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 08:57:00 -0400

Twenty-five students were named semifinalists of the New America Foundation's Improving the Lives of Children Essay Contest today.

This year's semifinalists were selected from more than 3,400 entrants, from high schools in every state. By state, the semifinalists broke out to 1 Arkansas; 1 Arizona; 1 California; 1 Colorado; 1 Illinois; 2 Michigan; 1 Minnesota; 1 Mississippi; 1 North Carolina; 1 New Jersey; 3 New York; 1 Ohio; 3 Pennsylvania; 1 Tennessee; 3 Texas; 1 Utah; 1 Washington.

US Needs Pact Based on Family | Washington Times

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 14:19:00 -0400

America's society is -- and always has been -- completely dependent "on both the quantity and quality of other people's children," say Phillip Longman and David Gray, who study work and family issues at the New America Foundation think tank. ...

GAO: Pentagon Health Records Don't Compute | Mother Jones

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 14:45:00 -0400

Instead, much of the sharing involves what are essentially electronic versions of paper documents, rather than fully sortable and analyzable information databases. Without fully computable data, the DoD and VA are "missing 95 percent of the potential benefits of an integrated system," says Phillip Longman, a senior fellow at the New America Foundation and the author of Best Care Anywhere: Why VA Health Care is Better Than Yours...

Children and Technology | New Hampshire Public Radio

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:39:00 -0400

We wanted to find out how parents can encourage their kids’ use of technology without losing control. So we called up two experts in the field. First, Warren Buckleitner, editor of Children’s Technology Review, and author of a recent study on young children’s tech habits, and Lisa Guernsey, senior policy analyst at New America Foundation, and author of the 2007 book Into the Minds of Babes. Link to audio

American Family Needs Some Help | Washington Times

Cecille Isidro — Sat, 07 Mar 2009 12:53:00 -0500

The problem is this -- America's "social contract" has gotten wildly out of balance, says Phillip Longman, senior fellow at the New America Foundation think tank...

The next generation is already "highly encumbered by poverty, family break-up, a rising national debt," Mr. Longman and David Gray write in their November report, "A Family-Based Social Contract."

TV's Not the Big Bad Wolf | WashingtonPost.com

Cecille Isidro — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 16:15:00 -0500

"This study is really good news for parents," says Lisa Guernsey, the author of "Into the Minds of Babes: How Screen Time Affects Children From Birth to Age 5." "It’s a study about how much parents matter in some ways. It’s basically telling us that TV used at these very young ages is not having a significant effect for good or for ill if it’s a relatively low amount of TV watching.

Working Families and the California Budget Deficit | KPFA Berkeley

Cecille Isidro — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:25:00 -0500

Mark Paul, New America Foundation: "The social service component of the budget is relatively small and it doesn't enjoy the kind of the constitutional protection that the K-12 schools..." Link to audio

Tongue-Tied: Americans Lack Multi-Lingual Edge

Communications — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 11:59:00 -0500

David Gray, former Labor Department acting assistant secretary for policy, said one thing is certain to emerge from the retooling of the worldwide financial system – greater global challenges to America’s economic dominance. ... Outside Article

David Gray in The Washington Examiner | 'Mothers-in-Law: A Think Tank’s Take'

Cecille Isidro — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 17:08:00 -0500

Now that President-elect Barack Obama will be joined by his mother-in-law -- Marian Robinson -- in the White House, the New America Foundation’s David Gray, director of its Workforce and Family Program, is ready and able to give the wonky spin on this unique presidential living situation. “The normal mother-in-law jokes are somewhat mitigated in this instance,” Gray told Yeas & Nays. “Obama will be gone a ton, he has a huge house and he’ll be pretty busy.” Still, “the first family’s situation, while unique in scope, is common throughout our country as a child care option for working parents.” LINK

Phillip Longman in the Windsor Star | 'A Brood and the Brass Ring'

Cecille Isidro — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 13:55:00 -0500

As the authoritative 2004 Phillip Longman study The Empty Cradle explained, aging populations and plummeting birthrates are now a fact of life everywhere, including the Middle East and other underdeveloped regions. LINK