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The Center Takes The FDA Back to Court
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October 31, 2013

Teva, the manufacturer of the emergency contraceptive (EC) Plan B, announced that it filed an application with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) requesting that EC be available over-the-counter without a prescription for women of all ages. When it comes to emergency contraception, the FDA has refused to listen to medical and scientific consensus that says there is… Read more

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How the world’s most improved school systems keep getting better
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July 23, 2013

This report is the follow-up to the 2007 publication “How the world’s best performing school systems come out on top”, in which the common attributes of high-performing school systems were examined. Here, the authors compile what they believe is the most comprehensive analysis of global school system reform ever assembled. This report identifies the reform… Read more

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Big Ideas: Investing in our Nation’s Future
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July 19, 2013

History has shown that significant achievements in federal policy for children typically happen in the first year after a president is elected. But the 2008 presidential election offered no “big ideas” for children. First Focus commissioned Big Ideas for Children: Investing in Our Nation’s Future to demonstrate that creative solutions are readily available to once… Read more

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The case for investing in disadvantaged young children (chapter from ‘Big ideas for children: investing in our Nation’s future’)
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July 19, 2013

This chapter reviews the arguments for intervening in the lives of disadvantaged children. It examines the origins of inequality and analyzes policies to alleviate it. Families play a powerful role in shaping adult outcomes. The accident of birth is a major source of inequality. Recent research has shows that in American society, about half the… Read more

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Education Quality and Economic Growth: A review of the work of Eric Hanushek
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June 12, 2013

This helpdesk report provides an annotated bibliography of Eric A. Hanushek’s recent work. Hanushek is from Stanford University and is a world leader in the development of economic analysis of educational issues. The focus of this report is on the papers written in the last five years (since 2008). Full versions of the papers included… Read more

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