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Isabel Sawhill


Isabel Sawhill is co-director of the Center on Children and Families and the Budgeting for National Priorities Project at the Brookings Institution.

Published Articles & Media

Taking On the Opportunity Gap

A review of "Our Kids: The American Dream in Crisis" by Robert D. Putnam

Purposeful Parenthood

Better planning benefits new parents and their children

Should Pell Grants Target the College-Ready?

Education Next talks with Isabel Sawhill and Sara Goldrick-Rab

Target Aid to Students Most Likely to Succeed

The cost of college has been rising at an unsustainable rate. The federal government has tried to soften the impact of these increases on families and students by providing more assistance in the form of loans, grants, and tax credits.

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