See our new research on job protection gaps when taking leave in NJ. Authored by me, but building on previous work with Sarah F Small

Awesome breakdown of Minnesota’s CTC reform.

Where's Walz on taxes? ITEP has the scoop. itep.org/minnesota-tax-…

Vice President Kamala Harris has selected Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz as her running mate. Under Gov. Walz's leadership, Minnesota has stood out as one of the few states to raise taxes in recent years, even while posting large surpluses. taxfoundation.org/blog/tim-walz-… Jared Walczak

This week, on the #SpeakingOfKids podcast, Cynthia Osborne of Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center emphasizes that economic stability is the crux for the well-being of families. Listen & subscribe at firstfocus.org/update/episode…

University of Michigan research shows the pandemic-era expansion of the Child Tax Credit improved housing affordability for low-income families. 🏡 It reduced past-due rent or mortgage payments and increased residential stability. myumi.ch/23Xjk

Making the case here that Medicaid deserves the same high-quality data infrastructure that drives innovation and research in Medicare! Better Data to Improve Medicaid jamanetwork.com/journals/jama-…

Just finished my talk “Please Let Me Merge Before I Start Crying” And other things I’ve said at the Git Terminal at #positconf2024. The slides for the talk and resources that can help with thinking about your git workflows can be found on GitHub here: github.com/Meghansaha/ple…

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Advocates, policymakers, state administrators, and/or business leaders please join us in Denver this December! Please indicate your interest via the link below by Aug 27. Retweets appreciated!

My best friend's partner and the father of her child was incarcerated. She could not afford to keep them connected in a meaningful way. This is for her daughter and the 1 in 3 families that fall into debt trying to maintain relationships with the people they love.

I always love Marleina Ubel, MSW's research and reports. Top notch stuff every time.

This October, over a thousand of your peers will gather for the preeminent annual event on prenatal-to-3 state policy. Get it on your calendar today! vanderbilt.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

🗓️ Applications DUE TODAY! Looking forward to this great gathering in Denver this December!

First time we see the hard copy of our book. This book compares the political, institutional and administrative dimensions of child support policy across the globe. ⁦Angela Guarin⁩ ⁦Laura Cuesta⁩ ⁦Elgar Publishing⁩ e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/singl…

New study alert! Laura Cuesta and Alejandra Ros Pilarz find that mothers' regular child support receipt (compared to no receipt) does not compromise their employment earnings and is associated with increases part-time employment and job stability in the same year. journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/73…

Just published! 📚 Excited to share our latest work in @[email protected] showing how "other adults" play a vital role in youth development, and how current surveys fall short in capturing these important ties. Kathryn Edin doi.org/10.1111/jomf.1…

A journal issue that you'll actually want to read cover-to-cover!

I was the 5th PhD from my public high school lunch table.

What do the Census poverty numbers released today reveal? Child poverty @ 13.7%. Had an expanded Child Tax Credit been in effect in 2023, it could have been 8.6%. And could have kept an additional 3.6 MILLION CHILDREN out of poverty. Read our new research→povertycenter.columbia.edu/publication/wh…