Return-Path: <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id e94IID903541; Wed, 4 Oct 2000 14:18:13 -0400 (EDT) Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 14:18:13 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <003c01c02e2f$047b3d60$5f4ab23f@hppav> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Mary Ann Corley" <macorley1@earthlink.net> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-povracelit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:125] Urban Institute Web Site X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400 Status: O Content-Length: 9373 Lines: 199 Some of the Urban Institute documents listed below may be of interest to subscribers to this list, particularly those related to issues of economic development, poverty, welfare, etc. -Mary Ann Corley ************************************************************ What's new on the Urban Institute Web site: www.urban.org A monthly electronic update -- October 2000 Email paffairs@ui.urban.org with questions about any of these documents. This month: 1. Programs for Teens 2. Health and Welfare 3. Child Care and Child Support 4. Savings and Taxes 5. COPS 6. Education and Technology 7. Economic Development 8. Urban Institute "in brief" 9. Subscription Information 10. Useful Urban Institute URLs ___________________________________________ 1. PROGRAMS FOR TEENS "Teen Risk-Taking: Promising Prevention Programs and Approaches" (October 2000) By Marvin Eisen, Christina Pallitto, Carolyn Bradner, and Natalya Bolshun Amid new research on students', teachers', and parents' perceptions about sex and HIV education, a new guidebook helps program directors, practitioners, and community leaders expand their network of effective sex and HIV education and other programs for at-risk youth-bridging a long-time gap between teen risk-taking research and practice. Press Release: http://www.urban.org/news/pressrel/pr001003.html http://www.urban.org/family/TeenRiskTaking_2.html ___________________________________________ 2. HEALTH AND WELFARE "Children Eligible for Medicaid but Not Enrolled: How Great a Policy Concern?" (A-41, September 2000), by Amy J. Davidoff, Bowen Garrett, Diane M. Makuc, and Matthew Schirmer According to this research, in the mid-1990s, children eligible for, but not insured by, Medicaid were almost four times more likely than Medicaid-enrolled children to lack a regular source of health care. The authors suggest that options to address this gap will be able to be evaluated as more data become available. http://newfederalism.urban.org/html/anf_a41.html PDF Version http://newfederalism.urban.org/pdf/anf_a41.pdf Do Welfare Caseload Declines Make the Medicaid Risk Pool Sicker? (00-06, September 2000) By Bowen Garrett and John Holahan According to the report, declining welfare caseloads will likely result in a sicker and more expensive adult Medicaid caseload. There was little evidence that child Medicaid caseloads are getting sicker due to falling welfare caseloads, with the exception of the differences in child mental health service use. (Other trends, which were not examined, could work against this conclusion. For example, nonwelfare Medicaid is expanding to older and higher-income children.) http://newfederalism.urban.org/html/discussion00-06.html PDF Version: http://newfederalism.urban.org/pdf/discussion00-06.pdf ___________________________________________ 3. CHILD CARE AND CHILD SUPPORT "Child Care Patterns of School-Age Children with Employed Mothers" (OP-41, September 2000) by Jeffrey Capizzano, The Urban Institute; Kathryn Tout, Child Trends and Gina Adams, The Urban Institute An estimated 4 million 6- to 12-year-olds with employed mothers-roughly 21 percent of these children-are regularly without adult supervision when not at school, according to this report. The authors find a greater incidence of self-care among 10- to 12-year-olds, particularly those in higher-income families, in families with mothers who work traditional hours, and in families who are white. http://newfederalism.urban.org/html/op41/occa41.html PDF Version http://newfederalism.urban.org/pdf/occa41.pdf "A Look at Poor Dads Who Don't Pay Child Support" (00-07, September 2000) by Elaine Sorensen and Chava Zibman Using data from the National Survey of America's Families, the authors examine the barriers that poor fathers face in paying child support and how existing government programs assist them. These barriers are compared to those faced by poor custodial mothers and how public policy assists them. http://newfederalism.urban.org/html/discussion00-07.html> PDF Version http://newfederalism.urban.org/pdf/discussion00-07.pdf ___________________________________________ 4. SAVINGS AND TAXES "Economic Consequences of an Aging Population" (September 2000) by Diane Lim Rogers, Eric Toder, and Landon Jones The projections presented in this paper suggest that the private sector of the economy will account for a larger share of the nation's saving in the future. Maintaining private saving will be critical for continuing future economic prosperity. While changing demographics may increase private saving, appropriate incentives to save should also be created by the government. http://www.urban.org/retirement/reports/6/retire_6.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/retirement/reports/6/retire_6.pdf "The New Federalism and State Tax Policies toward the Working Poor" (OP-38, September 2000), by Elaine Maag and Diane Lim Rogers In an overview of the personal income and sales tax structures in several states, the authors demonstrate great diversity in how these states tax low-income families. The authors suggest that state tax policy should not be neglected when it comes to evaluating how government policies affect the low-income population, especially given work-focused welfare reform programs and related tax policies. http://newfederalism.urban.org/html/op38/occa38.html PDF Version http://newfederalism.urban.org/pdf/occa38.pdf ___________________________________________ 5. COPS "National Evaluation of the COPS Program: Title I of the 1994 Crime Act" (September 2000) An evaluation of the first four years of the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) program finds that COPS provided significant support for the adoption of community policing around the country. The study also shows that COPS made progress toward many of its other major goals, including the distribution of grants to hire tens of thousands of additional police officers. Press Release http://www.urban.org/news/pressrel/pr000906.html Briefing Transcript http://www.urban.org/crime/COPS_transcript.html PDF Version of Summary http://www.urban.org/pdfs/COPS_summary.pdf PDF Version of Full Report http://www.urban.org/pdfs/COPS_fullreport.pdf ___________________________________________ 6. EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY "E-Rate and the Digital Divide: A Preliminary Analysis From the Integrated Studies of Educational Technology" (September 21, 2000), by Michael J. Puma, Duncan D. Chaplin, Andreas D. Pape This early look at the E-Rate (the Universal Service Fund for Schools and Libraries) is part of a new initiative, funded by the Department of Education, intended to expand knowledge of how technology is changing American education. http://www.urban.org/education/erate.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/pdfs/erate_FR921.pdf ___________________________________________ 7. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT "Regional Economic Development in Eastern Europe: An Example from Poland" (July 2000) by Raymond Struyk and Sharon Cooley The authors suggest that small cities and towns are rapidly being recognized as key actors on the road to sustained economic development in the countries of Eastern Europe. Whether they are able to execute this central role will depend on their being able to undertake essential investments-which in turn requires the availability of finance and the strengthening of local administrative capacity. http://www.urban.org/centers/iac/poland-dev.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/centers/iac/poland-dev.pdf ___________________________________________ 8. URBAN INSTITUTE "in brief" October, 2000. To subscribe to this one-page monthly update on current and upcoming Urban Institute events, research, resources, and publications, send your fax number to paffairs@ui.urban.org. http://www.urban.org/news/inbrief/inbrief_oct00.html PDF Version http://www.urban.org/news/inbrief/inbrief_oct00.pdf ___________________________________________ 9. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION TO SUBSCRIBE: If this message was forwarded to you and you would like to receive your own copy each month, e-mail "commands@listserve.com" from the address you wish to subscribe with the message "subscribe wwwusers" as the only body content. Or, send an e-mail from the address you wish to subscribe to "wwwusers-on@LR.ListServe.com" TO UNSUBSCRIBE: If you no longer wish to receive this mailing, e-mail "wwwusers-off@LR.ListServe.com." Be sure you are sending it from the address under which you are currently subscribed. 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