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Eric Grodsky leads project to help kindergarteners adjust, in partnership between with Madison school district and community members

Posted on August 7, 2018
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Pajarita Charles and Julie-Poehlmann-Tynan on how incarceration of a parent affects children

Posted on July 16, 2018
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Lisa Gennetian on new Baby’s First Years study to test causal impact of income in the first 3 years of life

Posted on July 10, 2018

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 …

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Study finds Wisconsin poverty rate increased in 2016 despite jobs growth

Posted on June 8, 2018

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 …

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Jennifer Laird brief on the importance of SNAP for American-citizen children of immigrants

Posted on June 1, 2018

Brief | Huffington Post Op-Ed

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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

Posted on June 1, 2018
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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

Posted on May 18, 2018
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Schmidt Futures awards UW-Madison $1.5 million to forge new pathways to boosting the middle class

Posted on May 17, 2018

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: …

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Campus-wide UW–Community Collaboration and Research Competition: Kickoff event Engaging Faculty and Staff in the Alliance for the American Dream Initiative

Posted on May 11, 2018

Join Us for the Campus Kickoff of the Campus-Wide UW-Community Collaboration and Research Competition: The Alliance for the American Dream Date: Friday, May 18, 2018 Time: 12:00-2:00 pm Location: WI Institute for Discovery (WID), H.F. …

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Wisconsin First Lady Tonette Walker advocates for trauma-informed care at foster care seminar

Posted on May 7, 2018
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