Press

Press and Think-Tank Coverage

"Child Care Subsidies, Vital for Many Workers, are Dwindling"
Sophie Quinton | Stateline (Pew) | December 9, 2016 | Link

"A Second Look at Childcare Expenses"
Kevin Drum | Mother Jones | December 6, 2016 | Link

"The Child-Care Bidding War"
Editorial Board | Wall Street Journal | September 14, 2016 | Link

"How to Make Child Care Affordable"
Editorial Board | Bloomberg View | August 19, 2016 | Link

"Why is Childcare Getting Even More Expensive?"
Rebecca Greenfield | Bloomberg | July 18, 2016 | Link

"Why Does America Invest So Little in Its Children?"
Lillian Mongeau | The Atlantic | July 12, 2016 | Link

"Teen Pregnancy Rates are Falling and Experts Don't Know Why"
Patrick Cain | Global News | May 28, 2016 | Link

"There is a New Plan to Help Lower-Income Parents Afford Quality Child Care"
Daniel Marans | Huffington Post | February 4, 2016 | Link

"Who Took Care of Rosie the Riveter's Kids?"
Rhaina Cohen | The Atlantic | November 18, 2015 | Link

"Quality Child Care is Rare and Expensive, But a New Proposal Could Help Change That"
Jonathan Cohn | Huffington Post | September 15, 2015 | Link

"Surging Child Care Costs are Hurting More and More Americans"
Michelle Jamrisko | Bloomberg Business | August 12, 2015 | Link

"The Cost of Child Care Might Not Be Skyrocketing"
Andrew Flowers | FiveThirtyEight | July 23, 2015 | Link

"Is Broadband Responsible for Falling Teenage Pregnancy Rates?"
Alex Horn | The Guardian | June 23, 2015 | Link

"How Much are You Paying for Child Care?
Christina Samuels | Education Week | May 28, 2015 | Link

"U.S. Once Had Universal Child Care, but Rebuilding It Won't be Easy"
Jennifer Ludden | NPR | January 25, 2015 | Link

"This is the Childcare Program Obama was Talking About"
Lily Rothman | Time | January 21, 2015 | Link

"Here's What Happened the One Time When the US Had Universal Childcare"
Bryce Covert | ThinkProgress | September 30, 2014 | Link

"That One Time America Almost Got Universal Child Care"
Emily Badger | Wonkblog | June 23, 2014 | Link

"Does Having Kids Make Parents Happy After All?"
Tanya Basu | The Atlantic | May 8, 2014 | Link

"The History of the United States' Nearly-Universal Child Care Program"
Conor Williams | New America EdCentral | January 24, 2015 | Link

"1940s-Era Universal Child Care Program had Postiive Effects on Children"
Christina Samuels | Education Week | January 15, 2014 | Link

"The Coolest Child Care Program You've Never Heard Of"
Freakonomics | January 6, 2014 | Link

"Work and Happiness"
SSA Magazine | Winter 2013 | Link

Do Kids Make Us Happy? Yes (We Think)"
Tralee Pearce | Globe and Mail | November 15, 2012 | Link

"Note to Parents: Believe It or Not, You're Happy"
Deborah Solomon | BloombergView | May 18, 2012 | Link

"Having Children Makes You (Relatively) Happier"
KJ Dell'Antonia | New York Times | May 17, 2012 | Link

"Why So Many Studies About Parents and Happiness are Wrong"
Lisa Belkin | Huffington Post | May 7, 2012 | Link

"Parents Today are Happier Than Non-Parents, Sudies Suggest"
Sharon Jayson | USA Today | May 5, 2012 | Link

"More Money, Fewer Abortions"
Kevin Lewis | Boston Globe | October 23, 2011 | Link

"Men Are Unhappy: Good News for Women?"
Barbara and Shannon Kelley | Huffington Post | July 21, 2011 | Link

"New Research Suggests Everybody's Less Satisfied"
Tom Jacobs | Pacific Standard | July 15, 2011 | Link

"Does Child Care Make Kids Fat?"
Frances Wooley | Globe and Mail | July 8, 2011 | Link

Policy Documents and Proposals

"An Experiment in Universal Child Care In the United States"
Betsey Stevenson | White House Blog | January 22, 2015 | Link

"The Economics of Early Childhood Investments"
President's Council of Economic Advisers | December 10, 2014 | Link

"Expanding Opportunity in America"
House Budget Committee | July 24, 2014 | Link

"The War on Poverty: 50 Years Later"
House Budget Committee | March 3, 2014 | Link

Non-Technical Policy and Op-Ed Pieces

"Obama's Early Education Proposals Leave Federal Efforts Fragmented and Incoherent"
Brookings Institution | May 8, 2013 | Link

"The Good and Bad of Welfare Policy and Women's Work"
East Valley Tribune | May 25, 2012 | Link