CFK reports from: The National Press Club
Event: Release of Annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, panel discussion
Organized by: Committee for Economic Development and MetLife
Where/When: Washington, D.C., June 14, 2005

New teachers feel at a loss when it comes to establishing productive relationships with parents, yet believe this is one of the most important challenges they need to address, according to this new survey.

CFK reports from: American Youth Policy Forum
Event: Presentation on the Gateway to College program at Portland Community College
Organized by: American Youth Policy Forum
Where/When: Washington, D.C., June 8, 2005

Portland Community College wants high school dropouts to continue their education—their higher education, that is.

CFK reports from: The Sumner School
Event: A briefing on the Condition of Education 2005
Organized by: The National Center for Education Statistics
Where/When: Washington, D.C, June 1, 2005

On June 1, 2005, The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), held a briefing to release its annual collection of education statistics, The Condition of Education 2005. Grover J. Whitehurst, the Director of Institute of Education Sciences, and Acting Commissioner of the National Center for Education Statistics presented the report, which is mandated by congress and is due June 1, of every year.

CFK reports from: Washington, DC
Event: Conference Call on Mental Health and Educational Outcomes of Foster Alumni and the Northwest Foster Alumni Study
Organized by: Connect for Kids
Where/When: Washington, D.C., May 12, 2005

Researchers for the Northwest Foster Alumni study said they started with a basic question -- how well were foster youth, who were maltreated as children, faring as adults? Alumni surveyed for the study had spent one or more years during their adolescence in foster care. Some were placed as young children, some older. Two-thirds were from Oregon or Washington state. Almost all youth served by Casey Family Programs were served by the state previously. The results? Overall, children do well when they experience a stable foster family placement, good educational services, good mental health treatments, and opportunities to have supports while they transition to adulthood after foster care.

CFK reports from: The Capital
Event: A Congressional Briefing on Violence in Girls' Lives
Organized by: Girls Incorporated
Where/When: Washington, D.C., May 11, 2005

"Please do something to help us achieve our right to be safe in this world," pleaded Zanae Cook, an eighth grader from Philadelphia who spoke this morning at the congressional briefing on Violence in Girls' Lives. The briefing, sponsored by Girls Incorporated in conjunction with the Congressional Caucus on Women's Issues, provided an in-depth look into how violence affects girls in their homes, schools, communities, and relationships.

CFK reports from: The Dirksen Senate Office Building
Event: Youth and Senior Social Security Beneficiaries and Their Families
Organized by: Generations United
Where/When: Washington, D.C., May 2, 2005

Today, in an effort to explain more about the Social Security system and its effects on families, the Generations United organization hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill focused on poverty and survivor issues.

CFK reports from: The Cannon Office House Building
Event: The Face of Medicaid
Organized by: American Academy of Pediatrics, National Association of Children's Hospitals, March of Dimes, and Family Voices.
Where/When: Washington, D.C., April 12th, 2005

The American Academy of Pediatrics, The National Association of Children's Hospitals, March of Dimes and Family Voices joined forces today in the nation's capital to call on Congress to protect Medicaid from prospective budget cuts, and to advocate for the establishment of a commission to evaluate the program.

CFK reports from: The Brookings Institution
Event: release of report: "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era"
Organized by: Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research, Reboot, Brookings
Where/When: Washington, D.C., April 11, 2005

The results of a wide-ranging survey on youth and religion were released today. The report, "OMG! How Generation Y is Redefining Faith in the iPod Era," compares and contrasts the religious identities of 18- to 25-year-old Catholics, Protestants, Jews and Muslims. The survey was conducted with 1385 total respondents; Muslim, Jewish, Asian, African American and Hispanic youth were oversampled to achieve more accurate results.

CFK reports from: Capitol Hill
Event: Congressional Briefing on Mental Health Services and Former Foster Care Youth
Organized by: The Casey Family Programs, Harvard Medical School and New America Foundation
Where/When: Washington, D.C., April 6, 2005

On April 6, 2005 Harvard Medical School and Casey Family Programs held a Congressional briefing on mental health services and former foster care youth to release the Northwest Foster Care Alumni Study.

CFK reports from: The National Press Club
Event: Release of a new report A Diploma That Counts: Developing Marketable Skills for Today's Workforce
Organized by: Communities In Schools (CIS)
Where/When: Washington, D.C., March 31, 2005

Communities In Schools, one of the nations top education non-profits, has announced the availability of a new online resource that provides information for educators, policy makers, and parents, about the essential skills that kids need to prepare for life after high school. This online toolkit examines some of the key issues from the report A Diploma That Counts: Developing Marketable Skills for Today's Workforce, funded by the US Department of Labor.