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Maria Cancian, Andrew Feldman & Robert Shea op-ed urges Senate to pass legislation supporting evidence-based policymaking
Eric Grodsky leads project to help kindergarteners adjust, in partnership between with Madison school district and community members
Pajarita Charles and Julie-Poehlmann-Tynan on how incarceration of a parent affects children
Lisa Gennetian on new Baby’s First Years study to test causal impact of income in the first 3 years of life
How Policy Informed by Behavioral Science Can Help Children in Poverty A new study explores whether using behavioral principles to distribute a basic income can more effectively combat child poverty. Behavioral Scientist, July 3, 2018 …
Study finds Wisconsin poverty rate increased in 2016 despite jobs growth
CONTACT: Timothy Smeeding, smeeding@lafollette.wisc.edu, (608) 890-1317 MADISON—The Tenth Annual Wisconsin Poverty Report released today found the Wisconsin poverty rate increased to 10.8 percent in 2016, compared to 9.7 percent in 2015, as measured by the …
Jennifer Laird brief on the importance of SNAP for American-citizen children of immigrants
Brief | Huffington Post Op-Ed
Vox podcast with Timothy Smeeding (20-minute mark) and Rourke O’Brien (38-minute mark) about new NCHS report on record low U.S. fertility rate
Hilary Hoynes and Diane Schanzenbach cited in Washington Post for new findings: U.S. now spends less in real dollars on very poor children than it did 30 years ago
Schmidt Futures awards UW-Madison $1.5 million to forge new pathways to boosting the middle class
CONTACT: DreamUp, 608-265-1054 or DreamUpAlliance@wisc.edu What: Launch event for new $1.5 million initiative, Alliance for the American Dream, launched by UW–Madison and Schmidt Futures, to produce innovative ideas for increasing Dane County families’ income Partners: …