Brett Fischer

Just because you can't afford a lawyer doesn't mean you should spend more time in jail. Exciting and simple intervention by the County of Santa Clara Public Defender's Office helps tackle this issue!

Thrilled to see this work out in the world! Our school boards matter, and can make a bid difference in local ed policy. Check out these fantastic studies for even more evidence: aeaweb.org/articles?id=10…; doi.org/10.1111/ajps.1…

Our chartbook shares more visuals like this one, showing how pre-existing gender disparities impacted women during the pandemic, and have persisted in the recovery: capolicylab.org/the-economic-i…

“The concern is that a lot of individuals who were eligible for this credit would not end up going through the administrative burdens of applying and filing taxes in order to gain the credits,” -@HilaryHoynes, interviewed in #ChildTaxCredit article: calmatters.org/california-div… (1/2)

*New Research Alert* Changes made to the Child Tax Credit resulted in a $3.8 billion boost for low-income California families, according to new research by @BrettFischer, @HilaryHoynes, @PalosKB, and @arparnar: bit.ly/CTCinCA Thread (1/8)