When the enhanced Child Tax Credit of 2021 was not renewed by Congress, millions of American children fell back into poverty. Although the program dramatically reduced child poverty and food insecurity, progress was derailed by opposition to its cost. But many policy scholars tout the long-term benefits for families — and society — of investing in children, including better outcomes in education, health, and future earnings. Carol Jenkins, host of CUNY TV’s Black America and co-host of the podcast “Invisible Americans,” leads a panel discussion on what we can and should do now to reduce child poverty in the United States.
Featuring: Regina S. Baker, associate professor of sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and an affiliated scholar of the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the CUNY Graduate Center; Kathryn J. Edin, professor of sociology and public affairs at Princeton University and co-author of the recent book The Injustice of Place: Uncovering the Legacy of Poverty in America; Janet Gornick, professor of political science and sociology and director of the Stone Center on Socio-Economic Inequality at the CUNY Graduate Center; and Zachary Parolin, assistant professor of social policy at Bocconi University, senior research fellow at Columbia University’s Center on Poverty and Social Policy, and author of Poverty in the Pandemic: Policy Lessons from COVID-19.
This event was recorded live on November 14, 2023.