Vulnerable Families
Yahoo News-New Hampshire Union Leader: Time vs. money: Sweeping child care reform proposed
New Hampshire 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... Read More-
03/21/22
Making Childcare More Accessible
Carsey School of Public Policy Research Assistant Professor Jess Carson and Ph.D. student Kamala Nasirova met the summer of 2021 through a mutual... -
02/07/22
The Berlin Sun: UNH research finds lack of childcare led to disproportionate job loss
Childcare for children under the age of 12 has been a struggle for many households in the recent years. An article from the Berlin Sun examines... -
01/26/22
Policy Genius: Who's getting left behind in the COVID-19 recovery?
COVID-19 has taken a toll on many, but as the economy begins to recover, some demographics are still behind. An article from Policy Genius examines... -
01/03/22
NH Public Radio: Report: One-quarter of U.S. households with young children struggle to find child care
Todd Bookman of New Hampshire 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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10/26/16 - The Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting: Removing the obstacles to school and work helps struggling single mothers escape the trap they’re inThis article discusses how in the Downeast town of Machias, there’s a new program bringing hope to single mothers caught in poverty. The program helps those mothers go to college... Read More
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10/25/16 - UNH Research Finds U.S. School Districts Don’t Have Enough CounselorsLess than 20 percent of school districts in the U.S. meet the recommended student-to-school counselor ratio of 250:1 or lower, according to new research from the Carsey School of... Read More
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10/08/16 - The Concord Monitor: N.H. study shows certain groups of students more likely to be kicked out of schoolA recent University of New Hampshire Carsey School of Public Policy study looked at statewide data from 2010 to 2014 and found that male students, students qualifying for free and... Read More
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09/21/16 - NHPR: Democratic N.H. Lawmakers Push Paid Leave Insurance LawDemocratic lawmakers are pushing legislation to create a statewide paid family and medical leave program. Today in Manchester, more than a dozen lawmakers attended a conference on... Read More
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08/31/16 - UNH Research Finds More Than 80 Percent of N.H. Residents Support Paid Family and Medical LeaveFour of every five New Hampshire residents support a paid family and medical leave insurance law for workers who have to take time from work to care for a new child or tend to... Read More
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02/23/16 - The Daily Yonder: Entrenched Child Poverty Worse in Rural AreasThe Carsey School of Public Policy's Andrew Schaefer, Marybeth J. Mattingly, and Kenneth M. Johnson discuss how rural children are more than twice as likely as urban kids to grow... Read More
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01/21/16 - The Maine Public: Study: Maine Seniors Poorer Than Those in New Hampshire, VermontCarsey School's Director of Research on Vulnerable Families Beth Mattingly reports that some stark differences can be found in Maine seniors’ status depending on where they live. Read More
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01/21/16 - The Bangor Daily News: Report benchmarks obstacles for Mainers aging at homeCarsey School's Director of Vulnerable Families Research Beth Mattingly and Vulnerable Families Researcher Andrew Schaefer analyze data on obstacles for Mainers aging at home ... Read More
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01/20/16 - WAGM-TV: New Report Shows Maine Seniors Facing Serious ChallengesCarsey School's Director of Vulnerable Families Beth Mattingly and Vulnerable Families Researcher Andrew Schaefer highlight economic, housing and social factors across 10 regions... Read More