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Family-Friendly Policies for the 119th Congress

Key Points American birth rates have hit record lows, but Americans still say they want children. Family formation seems unattainable to many parents. There is no single federal policy that…

Op-Ed

Tax Policy Should Prioritize Shoring Up the Family

During the Biden years, tax policy related to the family revolved around the child tax credit (CTC). Attempts to expand the credit to make it easier for two-parent families to…

Book

Doing Right by Kids: Leveraging Social Capital and Innovation to Increase Opportunity

…must. Chapters Available for Download Introduction: SCOTT WINSHIP, YUVAL LEVIN, AND RYAN STREETER Chapter 1: “Promoting Upward Mobility from the Starting Gate,” CHESTER E. FINN JR. Chapter 2: “Promoting Innovation…

Op-Ed

It Takes Two

…spectrum should consider it one of the defining challenges of our time. Scott Winship is a senior fellow and the director of the Center on Opportunity and Social Mobility at…

Op-Ed

Reforming the EITC to Reduce Single Parenthood and Ease Work-Family Balance

Sixty years ago, in 1963, 94% of American children were born to married mothers. Today, the figure is only 60 percent. This decline signals a fundamental disruption in the long-standing stability of…