Research and Commentary

Pathways to the Middle Class: Balancing Personal and Public Responsibilities

September 20, 2012, Isabel V. Sawhill, Scott Winship and Kerry Searle Grannis

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While Some Immigrant Children Fall Behind, Others Prosper

April 22, 2011, Ron Haskins

The Obama Administration’s Evidence-Based Social Policy Initiatives: An Overview

April, 2011, Jon Baron and Ron Haskins

FamilyScape: A Brief Overview

April 4, 2011, Adam Thomas

The New Demography of Poverty: The Wisconsin Poverty Measure and Effects of Federal and State Policies in Wisconsin

March 31, 2011, Julia B. Isaacs, Joanna Young Marks, Timothy M. Smeeding and Katherine A. Thornton

Estimating the Effects and Costs of Three Pregnancy-Prevention Programs

March 2011, Adam Thomas

Child Poverty During the Great Recession: Predicting State Child Poverty Rates for 2010

December 9, 2010, Julia B. Isaacs

@ Brookings Podcast: Welfare's Transformation

August 20, 2010, Ron Haskins

• Video
• Audio

Welfare Benefits and Drug Use

April 1, 2009, Ron Haskins

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The Impact of the Mortgage Crisis on Children and Their Education

April 2008, Julia B. Isaacs and Phillip Lovell

Pay-Day Lenders, Check Cashing Outlets and Other Alternative Financial Services

April 16, 2008, Rebecca M. Blank

Fighting Poverty through Incentives and Work Mandates for Young Men

Fall 2007, Ron Haskins

A Plan to Improve the Quality of Teaching in American Schools

Spring 2007, Ron Haskins and Susanna Loeb

Opportunity in America: The Role of Education

Fall 2006, Isabel V. Sawhill

Fighting Obesity in the Public Schools

Spring 2006, Christina Paxson, Elisabeth Donahue and Ron Haskins

The Decline in Marriage: What To Do

Fall 2005, Elisabeth Donahue, Ron Haskins and Sara McLanahan

Closing Achievement Gaps

Spring 2005, Cecilia Rouse and Ron Haskins

Federal Policy for Immigrant Children: Room for Common Ground?

Summer 2004, Mark Greenberg, Ron Haskins and Shawn Fremstad

Determining ""What Works"" in Social Programs and Social Policies: Toward a More Inclusive Knowledge Base

February 26, 2003, Lisbeth B. Schorr

The Growth in After-School Programs and Their Impact

February 25, 2003, Rob Hollister

Children in Out-of-Home Placements

September 2000, Joyce A. Ladner

A Fresh Start for Head Start?

March 2001, Janet Currie

Gore's Plan Protects the Bottom Third

September 21, 2000, Adam Thomas and Isabel V. Sawhill

Can Housing Vouchers Help Poor Children?

July 2000, Greg J. Duncan and Jens Ludwig

The Plight of the Working Poor

November 1999, David T. Ellwood