News Round Up: September 20, 2021 September 20, 2021 Top Story: A new report from the Urban Institute analyzed proposals to make the Child Tax Credit (CTC) expansion permanent, fin... Read More
News Round Up: July 19, 2021 July 19, 2021 Top Story: The IRS’s online Child Tax Credit (CTC) eligibility tool became available in Spanish last week, ahead of the credit’... Read More
News Round Up: July 12, 2021 July 12, 2021 Top Story: The IRS is set to begin issuing Child Tax Credit (CTC) payments on July 15. If families do not receive their anticip... Read More
News Round Up: July 6, 2021 July 6, 2021 Top Story: A newly updated report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) analyzed data on how economic securit... Read More
Researchers Point to Tax Credits as Effective Method for Reducing Child Poverty July 6, 2021 By Katrina Schmidt Economic policy experts highlighted permanently expanding the Child Tax Credit (CTC), Earned Income Tax Cre... Read More
News Round Up: June 30, 2021 June 30, 2021 Top Story: The Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) released its 2021 Kids Count Data Book, which analyzes the health and wellbeing... Read More
News Round Up: June 21, 2021 June 21, 2021 Top Story: Scholars from The Brookings Institution analyzed the expanded Child Tax Credit (CTC), highlighting how the larger, r... Read More
News Round Up: June 14, 2021 June 14, 2021 Top Story: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) launched a portal for families who did not file tax returns in 2020 to sign up to... Read More
News Round Up: June 7, 2021 June 8, 2021 Top Story: A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) urged policymakers to prioritize advancing racia... Read More
Policy Experts Debate Childcare Reform at Brookings Event June 1, 2021 By Katrina Schmidt Scholars and policy experts agreed that the current childcare system – or lack thereof – in the United Stat... Read More