The mission of The Future of Children project is to promote effective policies and programs for children by providing policymakers, practitioners, students and the media with timely, objective information based on the best available research.
As a first step, The Future of Children project produces a bi-annual journal that focus on issues related to children’s policies. Each issue concentrates on a particular topic with the general fields of education, health and family policy, with special attention given to topics that impact low-income and at-risk children. The chapters for each issue are written by leading experts in the field. The journal is recognized as one of the leading publications on children's policy in the U.S.
The second step is to get the knowledge contained in our publications to the people who are making policy for children. Thus we disseminate our materials free of charge and as broadly as possible on our website, www.futureofchildren.org, which contains the journals, research summaries, policy briefs, and video and audio broadcasts. We also host a variety of outreach activities such as conferences and public events aimed at national and local policymakers and practitioners.
Finally, the Future of Children sponsors Master’s level courses (through the Woodrow Wilson School) which focus on topics covered in our publications and students are encouraged to participate in project-related conferences. We are also developing plans for integrating The Future of Children project into undergraduate course work. All students – undergraduates, graduate students, and post-doctoral fellows – participate in various Future of Children functions.
The most recent topic covered by The Future of Children project is "Children and Electronic Media" (Spring, 2008). Upcoming topics include and "Juvenile Justice" ( Fall 2008) and "America's High Schools" to be published Spring 2009.
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