#BabyBonds & #ChildDevelopmentAccount experts have endorsed common features for federal policy on #AssetBuilding accounts for kids. Learn about the “shared vision” & underlying research from CSD’s #SEEDOK experiment: csd.wustl.edu/shared-vision/ #Up4theChallenge #ChildSavingsAccounts

#Kazakhstan’s UAPF announced that over 1,900 youth came of age & applied to access their #ChildDevelopmentAccount in the first months of the National Fund for Children policy. Learn about the policy & the CSD research that informed it: csd.wustl.edu/kz-cda-launch/ #SocialDevelopment

At-birth #ChildDevelopmentAccount policies like #CalKIDs can shape futures in profound ways, but making families aware of their accounts is key. In @naswca News, ScholarShare Investment Board E.D. Julio Martinez asks #SocialWorkers to help raise awareness: naswcanews.org/california-lea…

In the May issue of Child & Family Social Work, CSD's #SEEDOK researchers reveal what parents told them about a #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy's effects on saving for children's #HigherEd: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cf… #Up4theChallenge #SocialWorkResearch #AssetBuilding @WileyGlobal

Faculty Director William Elliott (@UMSocialWork) writes in @EdSource about #CalKIDS & the shift reflected in the #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy’s innovative model for building #wealth: edsource.org/?post_type=pos… #ChildSavingsAccounts #wealthGap #EconomicInclusion #StateTreasurers

ROI on #CalKIDS will likely be high, Faculty Director William Elliott (@UMSocialWork) writes at @EdSource. Read why he thinks California’s #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy could pay for itself: edsource.org/?post_type=pos… #EconomicInclusion #StateTreasurers #WealthGap @MottFoundation

Just in time for #FinancialCapabilityMonth! In the new issue of Child & Family Social Work, learn what parents told CSD's #SEEDOK researchers about #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy elements: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cf… #Up4theChallenge #SocialWorkResearch #SocialWorkTwitter #SSWR

CSD’s @AytakinHuseynli is in Panama City, Panama, this week for @IFSW, @IASSW_AIETS, @icsw_global & #SWSD2024 meetings. Read about her recent work to inform the new #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy in Kazakhstan: csd.wustl.edu/kz-cda-launch/ #SocialWorkTwitter #InternationalSocialWork

In 2019 & 2020, long before the 2024 launch of Kazakhstan’s #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy, CSD's @AytakinHuseynli conducted research in post-Soviet nations with natural-resource wealth. Those & other CSD findings informed the new policy. More: csd.wustl.edu/kz-cda-launch/ #MacroSW

Natural-resource wealth provides funding for Kazakhstan's new national #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy, which is informed by CSD research. Learn more about this innovative policy & the underlying evidence: csd.wustl.edu/kz-cda-launch/ #SocialWorkTwitter #MacroSW #SocialDevelopment

In an historic move, Kazakhstan has launched a national #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy informed by research from the Center for Social Development & funded by natural-resource revenues. Learn more: csd.wustl.edu/kz-cda-launch/ #SSWR #IFSW #ICSD @GCSocialWork @IFSW @ICSDOfficial

In an historic move, Kazakhstan has launched a national #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy informed by research from the Center for Social Development & funded by natural-resource revenues. More: csd.wustl.edu/kz-cda-launch/ #Up4theChallenge #ChildDevelopmentAccounts #SocialWorkResearch

Informed by results from CSD's #SEEDOK experiment, the 401Kids legislation before Congress includes 9 of 10 design elements key for #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy. Learn about 401Kids & our research: csd.wustl.edu/401kids-introd… #MacroSW #WealthGap #Up4theChallenge @MottFoundation

How might the 401Kids Act create opportunity? The Joint Economic Committee estimates that some kids could accumulate >$50,000 for #HigherEd & other priorities. Learn about the bill & provisions informed by our #ChildDevelopmentAccount research: csd.wustl.edu/401kids-introd… #MacroSW

At #SSWR2024 @ 1:30: “Building Assets for Child Development: A Global Policy Innovation,” feat. papers on #ChildDevelopmentAccount policies in 4 countries, including new results from the #SEEDOK CDA experiment & more! Independence BR C, ML 4 #SocialWorkResearch #Up4theChallenge

At #SSWR2024, learn about the latest in #ChildDevelopmentAccount policy & research, with papers from the United States, Kazakhstan, Taiwan, & mainland China. More: sswr.confex.com/sswr/2024/webp… #SocialWorkResearch #MacroSW #SEEDOK #SocialDevelopment #ICSD

CSD researcher @AytakinHuseynli's presentation at the Third National Forum of China's #FinancialSocialWork Commission comes as Azerbaijan & Kazakhstan are working toward #ChildDevelopmentAccount #policy. More on her work: csd.wustl.edu/23-18/ #SocialDevelopment #IFSW #ICSD

A year after the CalKids launch, figures from the nation’s largest #ChildDevelopmentAccount #policy show automatic features matter: over 4 mill. accounts opened for children & youth, & over $2 bill. invested. Learn about how CDA design shapes outcomes: csd.wustl.edu/19-47/

As more nations enact #ChildDevelopmentAccount policies, Aviad Tur-Sinai will discuss insights from Israel's. Don't miss it! To register, send your name, affiliation, address & attendance mode (in person/virtual) to [email protected] More: tinyurl.com/4cffh7en @AzerbaijanUnv

An automatic #ChildDevelopmentAccount is Step 1, & CDA #policy leads to assets for education. Data from @CalTreasurer show that, in its 1st year, CalKIDS, the largest U.S. CDA policy, distributed >$9M to higher education institutions for >15K students: treasurer.ca.gov/news/releases/…