Natasha Pilkauskas

Natasha Pilkauskas

@natashap.bsky.social

Professor of Public Policy @fordschool @umich. Social demographer studying children and families, poverty, and social policy. Mitad Española. She/her.

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Natasha Pilkauskas
@natashap.bsky.social

We are hiring a postdoctoral fellow to help with work on a project to study the Michigan school meals program (universal meals). Come work with me and Kathy Michelmore! @kmichelmore.bsky.social edpolicy.umich.edu/what-we-do/j...

edpolicy.umich.eduJoin our teamThe University of Michigan seeks candidates to become active members of the Education Policy Initiative. Our research group brings together a interdisciplinary set of scholars focused on the generatio...

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Milbank Memorial Fund & The Milbank Quarterly
@milbankfund.bsky.social

As the federal government shutdown continues and the USDA opts not to use emergency funds for the SNAP program, 42 million people stand to lose all federal food/nutrition assistance on Nov. 1. In a Q&A, @natashap.bsky.social shared findings from her Milbank Quarterly research on the benefits of SNAP

milbank.orgThe Impact of Income Support Policies on Children's Health | Milbank Memorial FundNews article: In her contribution to The Milbank Quarterly centennial anniversary issue, Natasha V. Pilkauskas discusses what the evidence shows about the role of different types of income support pol...
Natasha Pilkauskas
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Sometimes you just need to laugh so you don’t cry theonion.com/food-stamps-...

theonion.comFood Stamps: Myth Vs. FactMore than 41 million Americans receive monthly benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as food stamps. The Onion dispels the common myths surrounding SNAP. MYTH: Defunding food stamp programs won’t actually save the government money. FACT: Cutting food stamp funding will eliminate millions of unnecessary citizens. MYTH: People who receive food stamps […]
Natasha Pilkauskas
@natashap.bsky.social

I am so proud of Kathy - this recognition of her work is well deserved. Lucky to call her my friend and collaborator (& colleague).

Don Moynihan@donmoyn.bsky.social

My amazing colleague Katherine Michelmore has won the Kershaw Award from @appam.bsky.social. The award recognizes pathbreaking contributions to public policy before age 40. The Ford School at Michigan now boasts 3 Kershaw winners! #policysky fordschool.umich.edu/news/2024/ka...

fordschool.umich.eduKatherine Michelmore wins the 24th David N. Kershaw Award and PrizeKatherine Michelmore, associate professor of public policy at the University of Michigan’s Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy has been awarded the 2024 David N. Kershaw Award and Prize for her con...
Natasha Pilkauskas
@natashap.bsky.social

We’ve got some new work out in the CTC and living arrangements.

Demography - the flagship journal of PAA@readdemography.bsky.social

New work: @natashap.bsky.social @kmichelmore.bsky.social & Nicole Kovski show that “2021 Child Tax Credit reforms improved housing affordability for families with low incomes” & allowed them to ↓ the # residing in households & ↓ past-due rent or mortgage. read.dukeupress.edu/demography/a...

Natasha Pilkauskas
@natashap.bsky.social

Kathy and I wrote a thing about the latest CTC expansion being debates.

Victor Asal @victorasal.bsky.social

Congress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this time @theconversationus.bsky.social @natashap.bsky.social @kmichelmore.bsky.social theconversation.com/congress-is-...

theconversation.comCongress is close to expanding the child tax credit again − with a smaller boost for families this...Republicans and Democrats have committed to making this family-friendly government benefit a little more generous. Unless lawmakers act, it will get much smaller in 2026.

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