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- University News
FutureEd, Georgetown PPI Host Event on D.C. School Choice
FutureEd, an education think tank at the McCourt School, and the Georgetown University D.C. Public Policy Initiative hosted a policy forum Nov. 18 about the common lottery system…
November 22, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Serving Youth Caught Between the Juvenile Justice and Child Welfare Systems
With its Crossover Youth Practice Model, the McCourt School's Center for Juvenile Justice Reform is working to improve outcomes for young people who find themselves moving back…
November 18, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Georgetown Center for Children and Families Releases 9th Annual Report on Children’s Health Coverage
Today the Georgetown Center for Children and Families released their ninth annual report on children's health coverage and launched a new interactive data.…
October 30, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Tracking Children’s Health Insurance Coverage
Kids and teens are quietly losing their health insurance at unprecedented rates across America. Sounding the alarm: McCourt’s Center for Children and Families, with recent…
September 30, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
CHIR Announces New Resource for Policymakers on Surprise Medical Bills
Surprise medical bills result in financial hardship for millions of Americans and top the list of health care costs that Americans are afraid they will not be able to afford.…
September 18, 2019
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Research Aims to Disrupt Traditional Thinking Around Development Funding
When it comes to development funding, would populations in need be better off if aid practitioners simply got out of the way and distributed aid in cash rather than in complex…
September 13, 2019
- Discovery & Impact
Teacher Mindsets: How Educators Perspectives Shape Student Success
A growing body of research shows that strong relationships with teachers & other adults are critical to academic success, especially for at-risk students. A new report from…
June 10, 2019
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Fixing the Digital Divide Focus of International Conference at Georgetown
Leaders of Georgetown’s recently-announced Initiative on Technology and Society host prominent international research, policy and practice thought-leaders on the subject of the…
May 24, 2019
- University News
CCF’s Tricia Brooks Appointed to MACPAC
The McCourt School of Public Policy congratulates the Center for Children and Families (CCF) Senior Fellow Tricia Brooks on her appointment to the Medicaid and CHIP Payment and…
May 22, 2019
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Poor in Rural India Prefer Public Health Services to Cash Transfers
A study by two Georgetown professors and a World Bank senior economist shows that residents of rural Bihar, India, prefer public health services and infrastructure improvements…
April 25, 2019