Population Studies and Training Center
News
News from PSTC
Family Economic Well-being and Children’s Educational Development Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Sociologist Margot Jackson and Psychologist Taryn Morrissey examine the effects of state-level public spending on programs targeting children.
Recent News from PSTC
In the evolving landscape of authoritarian control, PSTC affiliate Han Zhang has introduced a compelling new framework for understanding how digital technology preserves regime stability.
Read Article
A major research project taking place in the Mangochi District of Southern Malawi is shedding light on the challenging tightrope ultra-poor mothers walk between earning a living and raising healthy children.
Read Article
Recent In the Media
A new study reveals that mindfulness practices may significantly reduce depression symptoms, particularly in people who have experienced early-life adversity, such as childhood abuse and neglect.
Read Article
In 2009, the federal government launched a remarkable educational experiment. Effective teachers were paid large bonuses ($30,000, adjusted for inflation, over two years) to move into a low-performing, high-poverty school.
Read Article
The Providence Journal
Trump order bars international adoptees from US parents
A Coventry couple had to cancel their flight to Colombia to finalize their child's adoption. The same thing happened to another couple in Wisconsin. An Ohio couple's Haiti adoption is on ice, and so is that of another couple in South Carolina.
Read Article