"Prescription for Change? What the Presidential Candidates Are Saying—and Not Saying—About Their Healthcare Plans," December 10, 2007, Chicago, IL

"State Budgets or Busts? The Challenges of Funding Medicaid, Pensions, and K-12 Education," June 6, 2007, Chicago, IL

"New Hope: A Policy Model for the Working Poor and Their Children," March 16, 2007, Chicago, IL

"Children's Achievement: What Does the Evidence Say About Teachers, Pre-K Programs, and Economic Policies?" December 5, 2006, Chicago, IL

"Children's Achievement: What Does the Evidence Say About Teachers, Pre-K Programs, and Economic Policies?" May 19, 2006, Washington, DC

"Community Change in Chicago: How is the Landscape Shifting?" March 10, 2006

"The Evolution of the Social Safety Net — Change for the Better?" December 5, 2005

"The Prison Effect: Consequences of Mass Incarceration for the U.S.," May 13, 2005

"Inside the Black Box of Schools: Classrooms, Teachers, and School Leaders," February 4, 2005

"Shaping Our Children's Destinies: How Policies in Child Welfare, Education and Health Are Affecting At-Risk Children," November 30, 2004

After Prison: The Social Effects of Mass Incarceration in the U.S.," June 7, 2004

"State Fiscal Crises: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions," May 28, 2003