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Data Snapshot: EITC Continues to Reach Families in Poor Places

Our authors find that the share of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) filers who are families with children is especially high in the poorest counties, including many places throughout the South.
Data Snapshot: Ten Years After the Great Recession Began, U.S. Birth Rate Is at Record Low

Author Ken Johnson estimates that in 2017, there were 700,000 fewer births in the United States than would have been expected had pre-recessionary birth rates continued among current women of childbearing age.
Data Snapshot: Declines in Child Poverty Continue in 2017

Authors Jessica Carson, Andrew Schaefer, and Marybeth Mattingly report child poverty declined by 1.1 percentage points between 2016 and 2017, according to analyses of the latest American Community Survey data.
Working Families’ Access to Early Childhood Education

Author Jessica Carson reports that 96 percent of Upper Valley New Hampshire and Vermont parents surveyed said child care is necessary in order for them to work.
Child Care Expenses Make Middle-Class Incomes Hard to Reach

Authors Robert Paul Hartley, Marybeth Mattingly, and Christopher Wimer present estimates of the number of families that cannot maintain a middle-class income as a result of child care expenses.

Academics

October 23	Public Service Graduate Degrees Information Session 12:45 pm - Paul College, Room G45, Durham
November 21	Coffee and Conversations: Crafting the Government Mobile Application 8:15 am - UNH School of Law, 2 White Street, Room 204, Concord
November 30	NH Listens Advanced Facilitator Workshop: Making Certain Neutral Does Not Mean Passive 9:00 am - Nashua Public Library, 2 Court Street, Nashua

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