Children & Families

Glass of brown soda next to a glass full of sugar cubes

Up Front

How sugary drinks during pregnancy affect childhood obesity (and what to do about it)

Matt Kasman

Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Up Front

Designing a universal child allowance: Who can claim which kids?

Jacob Goldin and Ariel Jurow Kleiman

Monday, April 12, 2021

Children sit cross-legged learning together in a classroom.

Education Plus Development

Building back better: The promise of the American Rescue Plan for education

Helen Shwe Hadani and Kathy Hirsh-Pasek

Friday, April 9, 2021

The Avenue

What’s stopping automatic retirement savings for more workers?

Robert Maxim and Mark Muro

Friday, April 9, 2021

Reports

Coronavirus (COVID-19) Families, Communities, and Education

Ten economic facts on how mothers spend their time

Lauren Bauer, Eliana Buckner, Sara Estep, Emily Moss, and Morgan Welch

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

A photo illustration displaying silhouettes of a mother and daughter, next to hands working on a computer, with the Washington, DC, flag in the background.

Education

‘We all want what’s best for our kids’

Vanessa Williamson, Jackson Gode, and Hao Sun

Monday, March 29, 2021

Essay

Know your parents

Rebecca Winthrop and Mahsa Ershadi

Tuesday, March 16, 2021

Workforce Development

An apprenticeship FAQ: What employers need to know about talent development

Annelies Goger, Chenoah Sinclair, and Aaliyah Dick

Monday, March 1, 2021

A child with her teacher in a community school.

Report

Addressing education inequality with a next generation of community schools: A blueprint for mayors, states, and the federal government

Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Blog Posts

Education Plus Development

Infusing playful learning in cities: How to partner with communities for impact

Helen Shwe Hadani and Jennifer S. Vey

Thursday, April 1, 2021

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Up Front

Class Notes: Paid maternity leave health benefits, addressing family poverty, and more

Ariel Gelrud Shiro and Richard V. Reeves

Thursday, March 11, 2021

Social Issues

Paid family leave is needed, but let’s keep it simple

Isabel V. Sawhill

Monday, February 8, 2021

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Events

2021

Apr

Past Event

Rethinking unemployment insurance and housing support: Policies to protect workers and families

10:30 AM - 12:30 PM EDT

Can family engagement be a gamechanger for education post-COVID?

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

Addressing education inequality with next generation community schools

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM EST

Online only

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Related Books

Generation Unbound

By Isabel V. Sawhill

2014

Policies to Address Poverty in America

By Benjamin H. Harris and Melissa S. Kearney

2014

Voices for Children

By William T. Gormley

2012

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Experts

Helen Shwe Hadani

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

@HelenSHadani

Isabel V. Sawhill

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

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Multimedia

A group of children sit on a couch in a replica set from the "Seinfeld" television comedy series as they tour Hulu's "Seinfeld: The Apartment", a temporary exhibit on West 14th street in the Manhattan borough of New York City, June 24, 2015. Created to celebrate the launch of all of the episodes of the "Seinfeld" television comedy series available streaming on Hulu beginning June 24, the exhibit contains a replica version of the Upper West Side NewYork City apartment set from the series, original items and interactive elements and is open to the public through June 28. REUTERS/Mike Segar

Podcast Episode

How cultural factors shape children’s social and economic outcomes

Ron Haskins, Melissa S. Kearney, and Fred Dews

Friday, July 24, 2020

Children & Families

Policies to improve family stability

Rashawn Ray

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

Nurse practitioner Gail Brown (L) an unidentified patient and other nurses look at a print out of an ultrasound from a prenatal exam at the Maternity Outreach Mobile in Phoenix, Arizona October 8, 2009. The maternity outreach program helps uninsured women living in the Phoenix metropolitan area receive the proper treatment and care during and after their pregnancy. The Maternity Outreach Mobile is equipped with two exam rooms, an ultrasound machine, an external fetal monitor, a laboratory and offers pregnancy tests, referrals and immunization for children. REUTERS/Joshua Lott (UNITED STATES - Tags: HEALTH SOCIETY) - WASE5A91J3I01

Podcast Episode

What can we do to reduce unplanned pregnancies?

Isabel V. Sawhill, Jack Markell, and Mark Edwards

Friday, July 19, 2019

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Children & Families

How sugary drinks during pregnancy affect childhood obesity (and what to do about it)

Designing a universal child allowance: Who can claim which kids?

Building back better: The promise of the American Rescue Plan for education

What’s stopping automatic retirement savings for more workers?

Reports

Ten economic facts on how mothers spend their time

‘We all want what’s best for our kids’

Know your parents

An apprenticeship FAQ: What employers need to know about talent development

Addressing education inequality with a next generation of community schools: A blueprint for mayors, states, and the federal government

Blog Posts

Infusing playful learning in cities: How to partner with communities for impact

Class Notes: Paid maternity leave health benefits, addressing family poverty, and more

Paid family leave is needed, but let’s keep it simple

Events

Rethinking unemployment insurance and housing support: Policies to protect workers and families

Can family engagement be a gamechanger for education post-COVID?

Addressing education inequality with next generation community schools

Related Books

Generation Unbound

Policies to Address Poverty in America

Voices for Children

Experts

Helen Shwe Hadani

Fellow - Global Economy and Development, Center for Universal Education

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program, Anne T. and Robert M. Bass Center for Transformative Placemaking

Isabel V. Sawhill

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, Center on Children and Families, Future of the Middle Class Initiative

Multimedia

How cultural factors shape children’s social and economic outcomes

Policies to improve family stability

What can we do to reduce unplanned pregnancies?

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