The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 1, 2022

After various family support policies were dropped from federal legislation earlier this year, states have been left to their own devices to stabilize child care and boost the economic well-being of their families. And in Nebraska, voters approved a $15 minimum wage , which will support family economic stability.

Advocacy 141

Advocacy Policy Impact Economics Education 141

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2020

These are some of the findings of a new report released by the Prenatal-to-3 Policy Impact Center at The University of Texas at Austin’s LBJ School of Public Affairs. Similarly, if their environment is full of adversity or a lack of stability or violence, that actually negatively impacts their brain development.

Policy Impact 145

Policy Impact Economics Research Education 145

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2024

But for years after, the quest for a voucher would interfere with her quest for economic stability. The program has never been funded at the level that it needs to be to be able to meet the need, said Rachel Wilensky, a senior policy analyst at the Center for Law and Social Policy. She hoped it would only be a temporary setback.

Advocacy 110

Advocacy Government Political Science Psychology 110

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 25, 2021

Because I was putting my son’s well-being behind the economic well-being of the family.”. Across the country, parents and educators are struggling to assess and alleviate the pandemic’s toll on young children. It takes a big shift, and I think it takes a lot of education around what is trauma.”.

Psychology 141

Psychology Research Policy Impact Teaching 141