Isabel V. Sawhill

FILE PHOTO: US President Joe Biden delivers his State of the Union Address before lawmakers in the US Capitol in Washington, DC, U.S., March 1, 2022. Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

Biden State of the Union 2023: Debt ceiling rhetoric is politically potent but often wrong

Isabel V. Sawhill

Wednesday, February 1, 2023

A comparative perspective on policies to support single-parent families

10:00 AM - 11:45 AM EST

stacks of coins

It’s getting more expensive to raise children. And government isn’t doing much to help.

Isabel V. Sawhill, Morgan Welch, and Chris Miller

Tuesday, August 30, 2022

Protesting outside the Supreme Court

The end of Roe will create more inequality of opportunity for children

Isabel V. Sawhill and Morgan Welch

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Policies to protect workers and families: Lessons for strengthening social insurance

2:00 PM - 3:15 PM EDT

Woman playing with legos with kids

More childcare might reduce inflation plus other benefits

Harry J. Holzer and Isabel V. Sawhill

Wednesday, June 8, 2022

woman looking at receipt in grocery store

Can child care and pre-K help reduce inflation?

Harry J. Holzer and Isabel V. Sawhill

Thursday, June 2, 2022

Threats to American democracy

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM EDT

A seesaw made out of blocks

Rebalancing: Children first

Natasha Cabrera, David Deming, Veronique de Rugy, Lisa A. Gennetian, Ron Haskins, Dayna Bowen Matthew, Richard V. Reeves, Isabel V. Sawhill, Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Kosali Simon, Katharine B. Stevens, Michael R. Strain, Ryan Streeter, James Sullivan, W. Bradford Wilcox, and Lauren Bauer

Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Time to change how we measure poverty? Evaluating alternate poverty measures

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM EDT