Education
CBPP: Medicaid Helps Schools Help Children
Medicaid provides affordable and comprehensive health coverage to over 30 million children. It also plays a little known but important role in supporting schools and making sure students, especially those with disabilities, get the care and services they need to succeed.
Policy Brief
Apr 19, 2017
For eligible children, Medicaid pays for the medical services schools provide to students with disabilities so they can get an education.
Student Transportation and Educational Access
Student Transportation and Educational Access
Report
Feb 22, 2017
How Students Get to School in Denver, Detroit, New Orleans, New York City, and Washington, DC
First in My Family: Supporting First-Generation College Students
First in My Family: Supporting First-Generation College Students
Video
Dec 8, 2016
What's it like being a first-generation college student? Unlike most of their peers, they can't rely on the experience of parents and family to help them register for classes, fill out financial aid forms, or quickly adjust to their new lives on campus.
To fight student homelessness, this school district helps the whole family
To fight student homelessness, this school district helps the whole family
Video
Feb 14, 2017
If a homeless student is worrying about where he is spending the night, it’s likely he’s not going to be thinking much about his homework. And in one of the poorest districts in Kansas, educators have realized that to help homeless students they needed to do more to help homeless families.
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children
Parent Engagement Practices Improve Outcomes for Preschool Children
Policy Brief
Feb 16, 2017
Supporting parents' efforts to help their children develop during the preschool years improves a child's school readiness, reduces behavior problems, enhances social skills, and promotes academic success.