In a new addition to Brookings' Education Plus Development publication, written with the inimitable Dr. Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, we explore the deep and enduring consequences of the abysmal infrastructure for children and families in the U.S., and urge Congress to take action.
We need bipartisan solutions to this country's desperate lack of family support policies. The combination of our abysmal family policy infrastructure with the high cost of everyday living expenses creates a powder keg for our nation's future that can affect generations to come.