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‘Dora’ Special Explores Influence on Children (NY Times)

The Gray And The Brown: The Generational Mismatch (National Journal)

FCC Indecency Policy Rejected on Appeal (NY Times)

Happy Meal complaint opens Pandora’s box (Chicago Tribune)

Protect your kids from aggressive online marketing (WSFX-TV)

Is Television Harmful for Children? (Discovery News)

New oral health guidelines for pregnant women (Dental Products Report)

Study delves into disparities in children’s dental care (Sacramento Bee)

Junk food and obesity: Taking a cue from tobacco control (LA Times)

High school graduation rate puts California to shame (Sacramento Bee)

Consumer group targets McDonald’s Happy Meal toys (Reuters)

Shrek lures kids to sugary snacks, not carrots (Chicago Tribune)

Cost of Raising a Child Goes Up (KCBS-FM)

Big insurance changes in store for Californians with pre-existing conditions (San Jose Mercury News)

FCC Fines 7 For Kid’s TV Ad Violations (TVNewsCheck)

State Lags in Dental Health Care for Children (NY Times)

Group links 4th-grade reading proficiency, national success (USA Today)

Schwarzenegger’s proposed cuts to ‘Healthy Families’ violate federal law (KPCC-FM)

Law protects kids with pre-existing conditions (San Francisco Chronicle)

Ranks of those without health insurance soar in California (Sacramento Bee)

U.S. youth likely to face greater health issues (NPR)

U.S. politicians may unite in obesity battle (CNBC)

Children Now gives California health, education low grade (SFGate.com)

School Matters: California Must Raise Latino Student Achievement (New America Media)

Another dismal report card (San Jose Mercury News)

Companies fall short in advertising healthy foods to children (Los Angeles Times)

Fed warning threatens CA kids’ health program (KGO-TV)

Continue to develop a comprehensive (“cradle-to-career”), integrated, longitudinal information system that supports students, teachers, administrators and policymakers; enables more timely and comprehensive identification and response to children’s needs; and improves access to and use of data from the system.

Implement a comprehensive and balanced package of K-12 reforms and investments that includes an equitable and transparent finance system for all schools; policies that support the recruitment, retention and equitable distribution of high-quality staff; and additional resources to ensure all students succeed and learn in safe, well-equipped instructional settings.

Improve kindergarten readiness by identifying and addressing the needs of struggling students earlier through developmentally-appropriate assessments in early learning settings and kindergarten, and adopt a statewide kindergarten readiness assessment.

Digital Television: Sharpening the Focus on Children, Conference Report, 2004

Oct 01, 2004

Download file: media_conference_report_2004.pdf

On September 9, 2004, exactly three months after “Digital Television: Sharpening the Focus on Children,” the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) issued new rules to improve children’s television as the nation’s broadcasters make the transition to digital television (DTV). By a unanimous vote, the five FCC commissioners established rules to help ensure that children have access to educational television programming and parents are able to identify educational shows. This rulemaking constitutes one of the most critical victories for children’s media in recent years.

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