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2025 Certificate Graduate Story: Shelby Tisdale

June 11, 2025
News Release

Shelby Tisdale is a recent graduate of Duke University and the Child Policy Research certificate program. 

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https://www.theregreview.org/2025/06/09/ananat-gassman-pines-a-wrong-turn-for-snap-reform/

A Wrong Turn for SNAP Reform

June 11, 2025
The Regulatory Review

The budget bill’s expanded SNAP work requirements ignore the reality of low-wage work, writes Anna Gassman-Pines with co-author Elizabeth Ananat in The Regulatory Review.

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Lecture Recap: Triangle Economics of Education Workshop 2025

May 21, 2025
News Release

The Center for Child and Family Policy recently welcomed approximately 50 students, faculty, researchers, and practitioners to campus for the annual Triangle Economics of Education Workshop.

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CCFP 25th Anniversary Spotlight: Q&A with Leslie Babinski

May 20, 2025
News Release

As part of the Center for Child and Family Policy’s 25th Anniversary celebration, we honor faculty, researchers, and staff who have contributed to the Center’s work, culture, and impact.

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2025 Certificate Graduate Story: Cassie Ameen

May 9, 2025
News Release

Cassie Ameen is a Senior majoring in public policy and getting the Child Policy Research Certificate. Her interests lie in the role of public policy in advocating for children and families.

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2025 Certificate Graduate Story: Reagan Razon

May 8, 2025
News Release

Reagan Razon has long been interested in the intersections of computer science, education and policy. As a computer science major studying child policy research, Reagan found her perfect fit course when she enrolled in Equity in STEM Education (EGR190S/EDUC290S) her junior year.

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Student Reflection on School Research Partnership Event 2025

May 8, 2025
News Release

The 2025 Duke School Research Partnership (SRP) poster presentation and dinner this April featured 27 student presenters – the highest number of student participants to date.

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Student Reflection on Lombardi Talk “The Next Generation: Contemporary Issues in Early Childhood”

May 8, 2025
News Release

Dr. Joan Lombardi, director of the Early Opportunities Initiative and adjunct professor and senior adviser at the Stanford University Center for Early Childhood, Graduate School of Education, spoke recently at the Sulzberger Distinguished Lecture

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https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-025-02189-3

A framework and policy case for black reparations to support child well-being in the USA

May 1, 2025
Nature

Commentary by Duke University professors Lisa A. Gennetian, Christina Gibson-Davis and William A. Darity Jr.

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