Lauren Bauer

Women with mask waits in line for grocery store; related image

States should replace grab-and-go school meals with cash to families

Lauren Bauer and Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach

Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Students and parents in the Lookout Mountain Preschool a variety of healthy snacks at a school party for Mother's Day in Golden, Colorado May 10, 2012. Colorado has the second fastest growing childhood obesity rate in the nation says non-profit LiveWell Colorado with only 20 percent of kids in the state eating the recommended amount of fruits and vegetables. Groups like Livewell are working to reduce childhood obesity by supporting parents interested in providing healthy snacks at school parties instead of the traditional sweets like cupcakes brought in for birthdays. Photo taken May 10, 2012. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH EDUCATION SOCIETY) - RTR3247C

Early childhood investments are vital

Diane Whitmore Schanzenbach, Ryan Nunn, and Lauren Bauer

Thursday, December 22, 2016