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Building an Agenda to Reduce the Number of Children in Poverty by Half in 10 Years

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An ad hoc committee of experts will conduct a consensus study of the costs of child poverty in the United States and the effectiveness of current efforts aimed at reducing poverty. The committee will review available high-quality research on current programs, with emphasis on evaluations that include benefit-cost analysis. Based on these analyses the committee will make recommendations for federal investment aimed at reducing the number of children living in poverty in the United States by half within 10 years.

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National Academies Statement in Support of Findings and Conclusions of 2019 Report on Child Poverty

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In 2019 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine published A Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty, a landmark consensus study report that analyzes various policy solutions to help address child poverty in the United States.

Nov 9, 2021

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National Academies Statement in Support of Findings and Conclusions of 2019 Report on Child Poverty