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Curran, F. Chris; Fisher, Benjamin W.; Viano, Samantha L. – Journal of School Violence, 2020
Following high-profile school shootings, policymakers and educators seek ways to prevent such shootings, but there has been little research on school-level responses in the immediate aftermath of such events. This study examines how school-level security measures and practices changed after the 1999 Columbine shooting using a nationally…
Descriptors: Violence, School Safety, Weapons, School Security
Heflin, Colleen; Arteaga, Irma; Gable, Sara – University of Kentucky Center for Poverty Research, 2012
Rates of food insecurity in households with children have significantly increased over the past decade. The majority of children, including those at risk for food insecurity, participate in some form of non-parental child care during the preschool years. To evaluate the relationship between the two phenomenon, this study investigates the effects…
Descriptors: Hunger, Food, Child Welfare, At Risk Persons
Morrissey, Taryn W.; Jacknowitz, Alison; Vinopal, Katie – Institute for Research on Poverty, 2013
The authors of this research brief were co-principal investigators on a grant awarded by the IRP RIDGE Center for National Food and Nutrition Assistance Research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, in partnership with the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Their project, summarized here, was one of five proposals…
Descriptors: Food, Eating Habits, Nutrition, Program Descriptions