This report provides insight into parent opinions of and involvement with child care programs participating in Preschool Makes a Difference. It also offers First 5 Contra Costa new accounts of how programs support the diverse needs of Contra Costa parents.

The authors examine a century of rhetoric on the home/school relation and associated parent involvement. The review investigates how current ideas about this relationship and parent involvement might inhibit the realization of justice, equity, and excellence in education.

This article examines whether availability of in-person professional interpreter services during emergency department visits affects satisfaction of limited English proficient patients and their health providers, using a randomized controlled trial.

Discusses the diverse capacities and vulnerabilities of different groups of Medicare beneficiaries and how well current information strategies address their needs. Notes that policymakers should be aware of this diversity and the need for transitional and targeted education strategies to reach...

This report contains the findings of a committee charged with reviewing the HIPAA privacy rule and its impact on health research. The committee found that the rule does not adequately protect the privacy of people’s personal health information and hinders important health research. It...

The Medicaid Buy-In program, a state Medicaid option since the late 1990s, is designed to encourage adults with disabilities to work by allowing them to buy into Medicaid when their earnings exceed standard Medicaid eligibility limits. This article describes enrollment, expenditures, and...

This report lays out the design for the Evaluation of Reading Comprehension Interventions, which is assessing supplemental reading comprehension programs for fifth-grade students.