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SPOTLIGHT: Education


Reuters/Tim Shaffer - A teacher gives instructions to students.

Save to My Portfolio A New Goal for America’s High Schools: College Preparation for All

Ron Haskins and James Kemple, Spring 2009

In this policy brief, a companion to the volume of The Future of Children devoted to high school reforms, Ron Haskins and James Kemple examine the steps high schools should take to help low-income students prepare for and succeed in college. Specifically, they argue, high schools should boost students’ subject matter knowledge and study skills and counsel students on how to select colleges and obtain financial aid. Read More

Education, Children & Families, Urban and Inner-city Schools, Economic Mobility, Concentrated Poverty

SPOTLIGHT: Children & Families


Reuters/Mike Blake - Children playing in the sand.

Save to My Portfolio Keep Politics Away from the Promise of Family Planning

Adam Thomas and Isabel V. Sawhill, February 05, 2009

Just before the House approved its version of the stimulus bill, it was stripped of a controversial provision that would have given states the option to expand a Medicaid-funded program subsidizing family planning services for low-income women. Adam Thomas and Isabel Sawhill agree that the family planning provision was rightly stripped from the package, but argue that it is an important program that has the potential to limit the number of unplanned pregnancies, reduce the incidence of abortion, improve child well-being and actually save money in the long-run. Read More

Children & Families, U.S. Economic Stimulus, U.S. Economy, U.S. Economic Growth

PAST EVENT: Poverty Reduction Strategies for the Next Decade


Brookings Institution - Ron Mincy, Wade Horn, Ron Haskins, Isabel Sawhill

Save to My Portfolio Poverty Reduction Strategies for the Next Decade

Monday, September 29, 2008
9:30 AM to 2:00 PM
Washington, DC

On September 29, several prominent scholars and policy advocates outlined their key recommendations for improving the quality of life for people at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder, including proposals to improve employment and earnings, strengthen families, enhance opportunities for children, and improve neighborhoods.  Discussions of the proposals were followed by comments from policy experts. Read More

U.S. Poverty, U.S. Economy, Children & Families, Concentrated Poverty, Cost of Living

SPOTLIGHT: Education


Reuters/Staff Photographer - Kindergarten teacher tidies her classroom at the end of the school day.

Save to My Portfolio Impacts of Early Childhood Programs

Julia B. Isaacs and Emily Roessel, September 2008

Julia Isaacs and Emily Roessel assess the effects of five early childhood education programs—State Pre-K, Head Start, Early Head Start, Model Early Childhood Programs and Nurse Home Visiting—that have had positive impacts on children’s cognitive skills and/or school outcomes. Read More

Education, Head Start, Children & Families, Intergenerational Equity, Public Health

SPOTLIGHT: Fiscal Policy


Reuters/Jason Cohn - Beth Shelly (L), 6, and her sister Mary, 7, attend a political rally on the Penn State campus in McKeesport, Pennsylvania

Save to My Portfolio Revising the Intergenerational Contract

Isabel V. Sawhill and Emily Monea, Summer 2008

Isabel Sawhill and Emily Monea argue that it's time to tear up the intergenerational contract as we know it and construct public policy around the one group of people for whom social investments really pay off: kids. Read More

Fiscal Policy, Intergenerational Equity, Macroeconomics, U.S. Economy

Publication

Save to My Portfolio Future of Children: High Schools

The latest volume of The Future of Children, "High Schools," examines reform efforts - what works and what doesn’t, especially in low-performing schools whose limited capacity often places large numbers of their students at high risk of failure. Learn More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio The Future of Middle-Skill Jobs

Harry J. Holzer, Robert I. Lerman, February 2009

Harry J. Holzer and Robert I. Lerman analyze the likely trends in supply and demand for workers with different levels of education and training over the next decade and beyond. They present data on the current distributions of jobs and wages, and how these distributions have evolved in the recent past, and also review projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics on future demand by occupation. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Getting Ahead or Losing Ground: Economic Mobility in America

Ron Haskins, Julia B. Isaacs, Isabel V. Sawhill, February 2008

Is America still the land of opportunity and mobility? How much opportunity to get ahead actually exists in America? Brookings scholars Julia Isaacs, Isabel Sawhill and Ron Haskins provide new evidence and summarize research on both the extent of intergenerational mobility in the United States and the factors that influence it. Read More

Research and Commentary

Save to My Portfolio Reducing Unplanned Pregnancies

Melissa S. Kearney, Phillip B. Levine, July 2008

In this brief, Melissa Kearney and Phillip Levine describe a recent analysis of the impacts of state policies that expanded eligibility for Medicaid family planning services to women who do not meet regular Medicaid eligibility criteria. The results of this research show that these expanded eligibility policies had a significant impact on reducing unplanned births. The authors conclude this is a cost-effective policy intervention. Read More

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The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents, especially children in less-advantaged families, and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

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U.S. Poverty Improve the Poverty Measure

Rebecca M. Blank, Mark H. Greenberg, December 08, 2008

Education A New Goal for America’s High Schools: College Preparation for All

Ron Haskins, James Kemple, Spring 2009

Education Promoting Economic Mobility by Increasing Postsecondary Education

Ron Haskins, Harry Holzer, Robert Lerman, May 2009

U.S. Poverty Wisconsin Poverty Report

Julia B. Isaacs, Timothy M. Smeeding, April 2009

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Welfare Benefits and Drug Use

Many states are considering legislation that would take benefits away from welfare, food stamp and unemployment benefit recipients who test positive for drug use. Ron Haskins examines the proposed legislation and says in most cases taking away benefits would be counterproductive.

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Spotlight

ProgramMetropolitan Policy Program

Redefining the challenges facing metropolitan America and promoting innovative solutions to help communities grow in more inclusive, competitive and sustainable ways.

Policy CenterCenter on Children and Families

The Center on Children and Families studies policies on the well-being of America's children and their parents and seeks a more effective means of addressing poverty, inequality and lack of opportunity in the United States.

ExpertRobert Puentes

Robert Puentes focuses on the broad array of policies and issues related to metropolitan growth and development. He is an expert on transportation and infrastructure, urban planning, growth management, suburban issues and housing.

ExpertSarah A. Binder

Sarah Binder is an expert on Congress and legislative politics.  She is completing a project on the politics of advice and consent, and is at work on the politics of how Congress responds to financial crises.

TopicEducation

The economic and political well-being of any democracy requires a well-educated citizenry. Brookings’s work has extended beyond the K-12 bookends to include pre-school interventions and issues in higher education. Experts are tackling fundamental issues on the role of education in the national and global economy.

Policy CenterJohn L. Thornton China Center

The John L. Thornton China Center develops analysis and policy recommendations to help address key long-term challenges, both in terms of U.S.-China relations and China's internal development.

Policy CenterCenter on the United States and Europe

The Center on the U.S. and Europe is dedicated to the study of Europe and U.S.-Europe relations. It involves American and European experts in an active program of research, analysis, and debate.

ExpertVanda Felbab-Brown

Vanda Felbab-Brown focuses on the national security implications of illicit economies and strategies for managing them. She is a security studies professor at Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service.

ProgramGovernance Studies

Governance Studies explores political institutions of the United States and other democracies to assess how they govern, how their practices compare and how citizens and public servants can advance sound governance.

TopicHealth Care

Brookings is committed to producing innovative policy solutions to our nation’s most difficult challenges. The country may face no more important domestic policy challenge than the much-needed reform of our health care system. Through an institution-wide effort, Brookings delivers new ideas and offers policy solutions to improve health care both at home and globally.

Research Project21st Century Defense Initiative

The 21st Century Defense Initiative produces cutting-edge research, analysis, and outreach that address some of the most critical issues facing leaders shaping defense policy in the coming century. The initiative focuses on three core issues: the future of war, the future of U.S. defense needs and priorities, and the future of the U.S. defense system

Research ProjectAfrica Growth Initiative

The Africa Growth Initiative conducts high-quality policy research and analysis focused on attaining sustainable economic development and prosperity in Africa, while amplifying the voice of African researchers in policy-making and planning.

Research ProjectBudgeting for National Priorities

The Budgeting for National Priorities project promotes greater fiscal responsibility by developing new ideas, educating the public and finding common ground among experts and policy-makers.

ExpertEswar Prasad

Eswar Prasad, who holds the New Century Chair in International Economics, is a senior fellow in Global Economy and Development. He is the Tolani Senior Professor of Trade Policy at Cornell University and was previously head of the Financial Studies Division and the China Division at the IMF.

TopicMigration

Migration is an issue that bridges Brookings’s expertise in domestic and foreign policy. In the United States, reforming immigration policy remains a subject of intense political debate. Globally, the unprecedented movement of people across borders raises issues in both industrialized countries and the developing world.

ExpertMartin Neil Baily

Martin Baily, a former chairman of the Council of Economic Advisers, focuses on issues of globalization, productivity and competitiveness, Social Security reform and U.S. economic policy.