Vulnerable Families
Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø State Rep Patrick Abrami is sponsoring one of two key bills aimed at altering the state's formula for determining child support payments, which are currently the third-highest in the nation. Many of the changes Abrami has presented came from a 2018 Carsey School of Public Policy...
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03/21/22
Making Childcare More Accessible
Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant ProfessorÌýJess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual... -
02/07/22Childcare for children under the age of 12 has beenÌýa struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin SunÌýexamines...
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01/26/22COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind.ÌýAn article from Policy Genius examines...
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01/03/22Todd Bookman of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Public Radio recently reported on the nationwide dearth of adequate child care, citing new research from Jess Carson at...
Recent Stories
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04/13/20 -Jessica Carson, a research assistant professor of public policy atÌýCarsey, says that those who do not usually live in rural areas and are traveling there to escape COVID-19, are...
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04/10/20 -According to Jessica Carson, a research assistant professor at Carsey, rural counties that are attractive destination spots- either because they are near ski areas or beach fronts...
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01/21/20 -While the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services suggests such families spend no more than 7% of their income on child care, a report published by the Carsey School showsÌý...
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08/12/19 -In addition to addressing the varied needs of students, school counselors bridge gaps by working not just with students but also with “administrators, teachers, school support...
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08/03/19 -Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø Carsey School of Public Policy researcher Jessica Carson joins NHPR's The Exchange to discuss how living in a rural part of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø versus an urban part can impact...
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07/20/19 -New research by Jessica Carson of the Carsey School of Public Policy maps Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø's food landscape and identifies several deficiencies in accessing healthy food options in...
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07/18/19 -New research conducted by Carsey research assistant professor Jessica Carson maps the food landscape across Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø to find fewer healthy food options for those outside the...
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07/16/19 -New research by Kristin Smith of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø's Carsey School of Public Policy identifies that 78 percent of Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø residents support a statewide paid family and medical leave...
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04/13/19 -The Concord Monitor reports on a Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø poll on paid leave.
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04/10/19 -New research conducted by Kristin Smith of the University of Ò×ʤ²©¹Ù꿉۪s Carsey School of Public Policy finds that more than nine in 10 Ò×ʤ²©¹ÙÍø residents support...