Julia Isaacs

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Kids’ Share 2016: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children Through 2015 and Future Projections

| September 20, 2016 |

Kids’ Share 2016 is our tenth annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. The report finds the children’s share of the


Kids’ Share 2015: Report on Federal Expenditures on Children in 2014 and Future Projections

| September 29, 2015 |

Kids’ Share 2015 is our ninth annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. The report finds the children’s share


Kids’ Share 2014

| September 18, 2014 |

Kids’ Share 2014 is the seventh annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. This year’s Kids’ Share report, led


Kids’ Share 2013

| September 24, 2013 |

Kids’ Share 2013 is the seventh annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. This year’s Kids’ Share report, again


Unemployment from a Child’s Perspective

| March 25, 2013 |

A new report for First Focus shows that one in six children lives with a parent who is unemployed or underemployed. Unemployment from a


The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on Children, 2012

| December 14, 2012 |

Economic realities for America’s children have changed dramatically for America’s children — and not for the better. This paper, by Urban Institute researchers Julia


Kids’ Share 2012

| July 18, 2012 |

Kids’ Share 2012 is the sixth annual analysis of federal spending and tax investments in children and families. This year’s Kids’ Share report finds


The Ongoing Impact of Foreclosures on Children

| April 18, 2012 |

Authored by Brookings Institution scholar Julia Isaacs, this report provides a comprehensive look at the impact of the mortgage foreclosure crisis on America’s children.


The Recession’s Ongoing Impact on America’s Children

| December 20, 2011 |

The recession continues to take a heavy toll on children and their families. A new First Focus analysis authored by Brookings scholar Julia Isaacs


Presentation – Children’s Budget Summit 2011 – Urban Brookings

| July 21, 2011 |

Researchers from the Urban Institute and the Brookings Institution delivered this presentation at Children’s Budget Summit 2011.