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<rss version="2.0"><channel><title>PRB Topic Feed: Education</title><link>http://www.prb.org/</link><description> The Population Reference Bureau provides timely and objective information on US and international population trends and their implications.</description><item><title><![CDATA[Effective Implementation of Proven Practices for Children in Real World Clinical, Educational, and Community Settings]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dr. Sharon Ramey, founding director (along with Dr. Craig Ramey) of the Georgetown University Center on Health and Education and the Susan H. Mayer Professor in Child and Family Studies,&nbsp;has studied early childhood development and how to implement scientific research in policy for over 35 years. On Feb. 11, she participated in PRB's&nbsp;Policy Seminar series to discuss how to take what is known to work for early childhood development&nbsp;and bring science to bear to design effective policy. According to Ramey, failures of programs for young children are not due to underfunding but to misplaced priorities. (February 2009)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2009/rameypolicyseminar.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2009/rameypolicyseminar.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[U.S. Employment Instability on the Margins]]></title><description><![CDATA[The impact of the devastating financial crisis on the U.S. workforce is becoming clear. The number of employed Americans has declined by 1.2 million over the first 10 months of 2008, with half of the loss taking place since August. The result is that the October national unemployment rate of 6.5 percent represents the highest level of unemployment since March 1994. While the impact of the weakening economy is widespread, it disproportionately affects those on the margins of the labor force, such as persons of color, teenagers, and those with low levels of education. (December 2008)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/employmentinstability.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/employmentinstability.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[College Enrollment Rate Increases, but Financial Challenges Bring Uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher education in the United States is increasingly out of reach for many young adults. From increasing tuition costs and debt to declining levels of student grants, young adults from a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds face a combination of financial challenges to attending college. Given the severe economic downtown, leaner family finances and higher unemployment may further complicate the task of the Obama administration and organizations working to expand access to higher education for American youth. (November 2008)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/collegeaccess.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/collegeaccess.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Examining Literacy Using India's Census]]></title><description><![CDATA[Literacy is a frequently used measure of development in less developed countries, a benchmark to evaluate just how far a country's society and economy is moving into the modern world. Literacy is also used as an indicator of the progress women have made to gain control over their lives because it is an obvious prerequisite for continuing their education. But literacy, as most commonly measured in a population census, may not be capturing the true level of functional literacy, as suggested by data from the Census of India. (October 2008)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/censusliteracyindia.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/censusliteracyindia.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[2008 KIDS COUNT Data Book: Well-Being of U.S. Children Improves in Some Ways, Slips in Others]]></title><description><![CDATA[National trends in child well-being have improved slightly since 2000, according to the&nbsp;2008 <i>KIDS COUNT Data Book.</i> The 2008 <i>Data Book </i>also presents a clear path to reducing the number of children and youth in America's justice system. The annual <i>Data Book</i>, published by the Baltimore-based Annie E. Casey Foundation with technical assistance from the Population Reference Bureau, ranks U.S. states according to 10 indicators of child well-being. (June 2008)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/kidscount2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/kidscount2008.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PopWire: A Higher Share of Young Women Than Men Have Earned B.A.s]]></title><description><![CDATA[About one-third of women ages 25 to 29 had a bachelor's degree or higher in 2007, compared with 26 percent of their male peers, according to data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. (February 2008)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/popwirefeb2008.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/popwirefeb2008.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shaping Education on Global Health]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the last five years, interest in global health education has surged. But what should this education look like? What does a person need to know to be literate in global health? At a recent Population Reference Bureau policy seminar sponsored in part by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, a panel of experts gathered to discuss their ideas and vision for global health education. (January 2008)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/globalhealtheducation.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2008/globalhealtheducation.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Upskilling of Appalachia: Earnings and the Improvement of Skill Levels, 1960 to 2000 (PDF: 134KB)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report examines the convergence between Appalachia's economic fortunes and those in the rest of the United States since 1960, particularly among men and women of prime working age. It also examines the effect of social and demographic factors have had on this convergence. This report was published by the Population Reference Bureau and the Appalachian Regional Commission. (September 2007)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2007/UpskillingAppalachia.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2007/UpskillingAppalachia.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Powerful Partners: Adolescent Girls' Education and Delayed Childbearing (PDF: 376KB)]]></title><description><![CDATA[More-educated women have fewer children. This seemingly straightforward relationship is actually complex, and the benefits associated with different levels of education can vary considerably by setting. This policy brief describes adolescent girls' reproductive health risks and how increasing their educational attainment reduces those risks, including early and unwanted fertility, and benefits their future families and society. (September 2007)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Publications/PolicyBriefs/PowerfulPartners.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Publications/PolicyBriefs/PowerfulPartners.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Database Reveals State Variations in the U.S. Science and Engineering Labor Force]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new database created by the Population Reference Bureau reveals geographic differences in characteristics of people working in the science and engineering labor force in the United States. The data, from the Census Bureau's 2005 American Community Survey, highlight state-level variations in earnings, education, and the participation of minorities, women, and foreign-born workers in the high-tech economy. (September 2007)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2007/NewDatabaseRevealsStateVariations.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2007/NewDatabaseRevealsStateVariations.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World Population Highlights 2007: Overview of World Population]]></title><description><![CDATA[We entered the 20th century with 1.6 billion people. We entered the 21st century with 6.1 billion people. And in 2007, world population is 6.6 billion. The increase in the size of the human population in the last half-century is unprecedented. And nearly all of the growth is occurring in the less developed countries. Currently, 80 million people are being added every year in less developed countries, compared with about 1.6 million in more developed countries. While the less developed countries will keep growing, the more developed countries may grow slowly or not at all.&nbsp;This article is excerpted from the Population Bulletin: "World Population Highlights: Key Findings From PRB's 2007 World Population Data Sheet.(September 2007)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2007/623WorldPop.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2007/623WorldPop.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Challenges and Opportunities—The Population of the Middle East and North Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[
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				<img src="http://www.prb.org/images/add.gif" border="0" /> </a>&nbsp;This <em>Population Bulletin </em>looks at recent demographic trends in the Middle East and North Africa and how they interact with social and economic forces of change.&nbsp;It shows how this&nbsp;high-profile&nbsp;region is being transformed by&nbsp;mortality and fertility declines and a veritable revolution in marriage patterns and&nbsp;family planning use. The <em>Bulletin</em>&nbsp; also considers the effects of immigration and refugee movements on the labor force as well as on the age and sex composition of country populations. (BUL62.2; June 2007)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Publications/PopulationBulletins/2007/ChallengesOpportunitiesinMENA.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Publications/PopulationBulletins/2007/ChallengesOpportunitiesinMENA.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Crossover in Female-Male College Enrollment Rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since 1991, the proportion of young women enrolled in college in the United States has exceeded the enrollment rate for young men, and the gap has widened over time. Women now make up the majority (54 percent) of the 11 million students enrolled in college. (February 2007)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2007/CrossoverinFemaleMaleCollegeEnrollmentRates.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2007/CrossoverinFemaleMaleCollegeEnrollmentRates.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growing Up Global: An Advocacy Kit on Youth Issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Information about the well-being of youth around the world—their schooling; their health; and their transition to work, citizenship, marriage, and parenthood—has often been fragmented across topical and geographic lines and written in impenetrable technical language. Now, a new advocacy kit produced by Population Reference Bureau (PRB) and Advocates for Youth and funded by the Summit Foundation gives advocates the information and tools they need to speak compellingly to policymakers about many of the challenges young people face worldwide. (June 2006)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2006/GrowingUpGlobalAnAdvocacyKitonYouthIssues.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2006/GrowingUpGlobalAnAdvocacyKitonYouthIssues.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Youth in a Global World]]></title><description><![CDATA[
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				<img src="http://www.prb.org/images/add.gif" border="0" /> </a>&nbsp;Youth in a Global World describes what it's like to grow up in today's world, with a special focus on four major experiences in the lives of young people: schooling, health, marriage, and childbearing. It highlights changes, cites trends, and suggests ways policies and programs could further improve the lives of today's youth. (June 2006)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Publications/PolicyBriefs/YouthinaGlobalWorld.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Publications/PolicyBriefs/YouthinaGlobalWorld.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Report Finds Serious Disparities Among Children in North America]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new report from the Children in North America project finds that, while the continent's children have grown healthier and better educated over the last several decades, Mexico lags both Canada and the United States in providing education and health care to its children. (May 2006)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2006/ReportFindsSeriousDisparitiesAmongChildreninNorthAmerica.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2006/ReportFindsSeriousDisparitiesAmongChildreninNorthAmerica.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The World's Youth 2006 Data Sheet]]></title><description><![CDATA[
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				<img src="http://www.prb.org/images/add.gif" border="0" /> </a>&nbsp;While girls and boys are enrolling in secondary school in record numbers and early marriage is on the decline, many young people across the world still face daunting threats to their well-being—from sexually transmitted infections to complications from smoking. (February 2006)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2006/PRBsTheWorldsYouth2006DataSheetPaintsaMixedPictureforAdolescents.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Publications/Datasheets/2006/PRBsTheWorldsYouth2006DataSheetPaintsaMixedPictureforAdolescents.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Transition to Adulthood: Young Adults Ages 18 to 24 in America (PDF: 1.35MB)]]></title><description><![CDATA[This report provides an overview of the status of young adult Americans ages 18 to 24, with particular attention to outcomes associated with the transition to adulthood including citizenship, educational achievement, disconnectedness, employment, and military service, as well as measures of family and household formation. (May 2005)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2005/TheTransitiontoAdulthoodCharacteristicsofYoungAdultsAges18to24inAmericaPDF135MB.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2005/TheTransitiontoAdulthoodCharacteristicsofYoungAdultsAges18to24inAmericaPDF135MB.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PRB Survey of Population Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[In late 2004, the Population Reference Bureau, with the assistance of the Minnesota Alliance of Geography Education, conducted a survey of secondary school teachers who teach population and related topics in their classrooms. (April 2005)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/PRBSurveyofPopulationEducation.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/PRBSurveyofPopulationEducation.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Palestinian Territories: Signs of Change Amidst Ongoing Suffering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last four years, plans for staunching the bloodshed and bringing Palestinians and Israelis back to a defunct peace process have come and gone without lasting effect. Supporting one's family, accessing health care, and pursuing an education in the territories remain fraught with difficulties. (February 2005)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/ThePalestinianTerritoriesSignsofChangeAmidstOngoingSuffering.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/ThePalestinianTerritoriesSignsofChangeAmidstOngoingSuffering.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Southern Children Falling Behind in Well-Being Indicators]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new Population Reference Bureau analysis shows that, while children in rural areas of the Southern U.S. match their urban Southern counterparts on several measures of well-being, these children lag in other important categories such as percentage in poverty. (February 2005)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/RuralSouthernChildrenFallingBehindinWellBeingIndicators.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/RuralSouthernChildrenFallingBehindinWellBeingIndicators.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rural Children Lag in Early Childhood Educational Skills]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new study on early childhood educational achievement says that young rural children begin elementary school well behind their urban and suburban peers in reading and math skills. (January 2005)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/RuralChildrenLaginEarlyChildhoodEducationalSkills.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2005/RuralChildrenLaginEarlyChildhoodEducationalSkills.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minorities Overrepresented Among America's 'Disconnected' Youth]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rising number of minority "disconnected" youth in the United States (teens ages 16 to 19 who are both out of school and out of work) is prompting concern among analysts and policymakers. (2004)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/MinoritiesOverrepresentedAmongAmericasDisconnectedYouth.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Articles/2004/MinoritiesOverrepresentedAmongAmericasDisconnectedYouth.aspx</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Educational Attainment in U.S. Appalachia (PDF: 285KB)]]></title><description><![CDATA[For Appalachia, the 1990s were a decade of progress in absolute but not relative terms. The percentage of adults in Appalachia who were college grads increased, but the gap between Appalachia and the United States grew slightly. (June 2004)]]></description><link>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2004/EducationalAttainmentinUSAppalachiaPDF285KB.aspx</link><pubDate>Tue, 9 Feb 2010 14:55:25 EST</pubDate><guid>http://www.prb.org/Reports/2004/EducationalAttainmentinUSAppalachiaPDF285KB.aspx</guid></item></channel></rss>