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National Commission on Children
April 15, 1993
Hon. John D. Rockefeller IV
Clumman
Dear Kim,
Barbara B. Blum
T. Berry Brazelton, M.D.
Now that the National Summit on Children and Families has come
Allan C. Carlson, Ph.D.
Hon. Bill Clinton
to a successful close, and with the National Commission on Children due to
Donald J. Cohen, M.D.
Nancy Daly
sunset in a matter of weeks, I want to make sure that you have our most
Marian Wright Edelman
Rep. Theresa H. Esposito
recent publications. As you may know, the bipartisan National Commission
Hon. Raymond L. Flynn
Mary Hatwood Futrell
on Children was created by Congress and the President to "serve as a
Hon. Martha W. Griffiths
forum on behalf of the children of the nation." Its 34 members come from
Adele Hall
Irving B. Harris
many walks of life and represent an array of viewpoints, professional
Betty Jo Hay
Hon. Bill Honig
affiliations, and political perspectives.
Wade F. Horn, Ph.D.
Mai Bell Hurley
Hon. Kay C. James
In June 1991 the Commission presented its final report, Beyond
A Sidney Johnson, III
Ruth Massinga
Rhetoric: A New American Agenda for Children and Families, to the Presi-
Gerald W. McEntee
Hon. George Miller
dent and Congressional leadership. Based on two-and-a-half years of
J. D. Northway, M.D.
A Louise Oliver
intensive investigation and deliberation, the Commission called on all
Gerald (Jerry) P. Regier
Americans to make children and families a top national priority, and
Hon. Nancy Risque Rohrbach
Sarah C. Shuptrine
proposed a comprehensive agenda for policy and program development.
Reed V. Tuckson, M.D.
Josey M. Velazquez
The response to Beyond Rhetoric was overwhelmingly positive; the National
David P. Weikart, Ph.D.
Bernice Weissbourd
Commission on Children was inundated with requests for guidance on how
Barry S. Zuckerman, M.D.
to turn its proposals into action, and for more information about the
David Zwiebel, J.D.
country's children and families.
Cheryl D. Hayes
Executive Director
To move its recommendations forward the Commission produced a
series of implementation guides, Next Steps for Children and Families, which
outline strategies for ensuring income security, improving health, increasing
educational achievement, strengthening and supporting families, and
making programs and policies work. Based on the discussions of working
groups chaired by Commission members, these monographs offer practical
advice to policymakers, program directors, community activists, corporate
leaders, and private citizens.
To clarify the dimensions of the problems that jeopardize our young
people and their families' ability to raise them, we prepared Just the Facts:
A Summary of Recent Information on America's Children and Their Families.
This resource book is a ready reference for journalists who cover children's
issues, advocates who work on behalf of children, policy analysts, and
others who need easy access to data on conditions and trends. It contains
updated facts and figures from a variety of federal sources, private surveys,
and scholarly research studies originally compiled to inform the Commis-
sion's deliberations.
1111 Eighteenth Street, N.W. Suite 810 Washington, D.C. 20036 (202) 254-3800 Fax: (202) 254-3086
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My work with the Commission has been challenging and rewarding, and I am
grateful for your support. With issues affecting children and families so much more at
the center of debate than they were when we began our work, it is my wish that you look
closely at the Commission's agenda and make it your own. I hope you find these
volumes, and the enclosed summary of the Commission's final report, valuable resources
in your work ahead.
Sincerely,
Chesi
Cheryl D. Hayes
Kim Tilley
Research Associate
Office of Communications/Research
The White House
197 Old Executive Office Building
Washington, DC 20500
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BEYOND
RHETORIC
A New American Agenda for
Children and Families
ROADRUNNER
SUMMARY
FINAL REPORT OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON CHILDREN