Oregon residents will vote on a $1,600 annual universal basic income. Ballot measures give residents a chance to vote directly on the issue. Read the full article here: basicincometoday.com/oregon-residen…

Want to share your thoughts on the impact that the CLASP Child Care and Early Education team has had over the last 25 years? We’d love to hear from you by submitting a video or quote to share your reflections. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…

A review of the patterns between poverty and health outcomes, and an overview of policies that may improve the health of the poor, from Adriana Lleras-Muney, Hannes Schwandt, and Laura Wherry nber.org/papers/w32866

Policymakers, funders, implementing agencies, and other stakeholders often need to determine which programs to support. How can they know which programs work? We developed a video explaining how randomized evaluations measure a program’s impact: youtube.com/watch?v=Uxqw2P…

Estimating the long-run effects of a permanent version of the 2021 expanded Child Tax Credit. At conventional valuations, benefits to society are nearly ten times costs, from Liz Ananat and Irwin Garfinkel nber.org/papers/w32870

Biden administration announces expansion of maternal home visit programs. Good. brnw.ch/21wMgN3

New study looking at Alaska Permanent Fund Divided: “After accounting for fertility selection, we find that receiving cash during pregnancy has no meaningful effect on newborn health.” journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.117…

Always a #UWBadger at heart!

Ohio State’s Early Head Start Partnership Program has received a five-year, $23 million expansion grant from the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services to increase the number of children served by more than 70%. Click the link to learn more. HHS.gov sfc.osu.edu/2024/08/27/new…

New Orleans' Family Connects program is making strides in reducing infant mortality by offering free nurse visits to new mothers, ensuring both maternal and newborn health. nola.com/opinions/our_v…

Save the date! Over the course of just an hour and a half, catch up on which states did the most in 2024 to help young children and their families thrive—and so much more. bit.ly/3Xb9BaX

We're excited to be heading to Las Vegas for the the The Hunt Institute's Early Childhood Leadership Summit today. Will you be there? If so, we'd love to say hello!

I am excited to share our new paper on the effects of Baby’s First Years unconditional cash transfers on maternal reports of child language & socioemotional development across the first three years of life! Check it out in Developmental Psychology: doi.org/10.1037/dev000…

A new final rule for the Child Care Development Fund was released this March & states are working to implement the new regs. We've updated our report providing recommendations for states to expand access to care within the new policies in the final rule⬇️ clasp.org/publications/r…

A masterpiece of a paper on the #SocialDeterminants of #MentalHealth. Universal parenting interventions and supports are key. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/wp…

Baltimore Police to pilot monthly stipends for childcare expenses for 100 officers, other employees trib.al/AkcOaeV

This Health Affairs Scholars study examines trends in preterm birth and low birth weight between 2007 and 2018 separately for births to Black and White mothers. Read more: ow.ly/2nQj50TgofW #birthoutcomes #racialdisparities #structuralracism

We are excited to announce our new Early Childhood Education Fund Dashboard! This dashboard shows the current fund balance, revenue sources, and which parishes currently qualify to receive matching funds. For more information, visit our website: ow.ly/Xf3t50Tb5qg!

I am thrilled to announce that our ANNALS Volume on the 2021 Child Tax Credit dropped today! Open access for the full volume is available! Thanks to my Co-editors Zach Parolin Megan Curran and the star studded cast of authors. journals.sagepub.com/toc/anna/710/1

We're excited for Cynthia Osborne, Dr. Christina Grant and Portia Kennel to be kicking off today's events at the The Hunt Institute's Early Childhood Leadership Summit by talking about the impact #economicsecurity has on child and family outcomes.