Clark-Fox Policy Institute names Tamyka Perine as next Scholar-in-Residence

The Clark-Fox Policy Institute has named Tamyka Perine as its next Scholar-in-Residence. Perine is the Executive Director of the Gateway Early Childhood Alliance, created to reimagine St. Louis’ early childcare system so that all children, regardless of background, have access to high-quality care and education. Read more about Perine’s appointment.

News

Macro United Conference brings national social work faculty, macro practitioners to WashU

From May 29 to 31, Washington University welcomed the 2025 Macro United Conference, the largest national gathering focused exclusively on macro social work faculty and practitioners.

CFPI inducts 56 new Graduate Policy Scholars

On Friday, May 2nd, the institute inducted 56 new students into the Graduate Policy Scholars program. Launched in 2017, the GPS program equips graduate students with the tools, mentorship, and experiences needed to lead through policy. Learn more about this year’s cohort.


Publications

Helping Educators Thrive

Wage supplements allow childcare educators to go from striving to thriving without making early childhood education unaffordable for families.

Creating Family-Friendly Workplaces

Missouri businesses can use our new Employer Toolkit to become leaders in creating family-friendly workplaces.

Investing in Early Childhood

High-quality, affordable early childhood education has the potential to increase workforce participation, grow economic prosperity, and improve health.


Who We Are

The Clark-Fox Policy Institute aims to advance social and economic justice through practitioner training and working collaboratively to develop evidence-informed policy that bridges the gap between researchers and impacted populations by aligning scientific research with lived experience.

  • Graduate Policy Scholars 2019 posing outside with stoles

Our Vision

The Clark-Fox Policy Institute envisions a more just and equitable world in which policy solutions are community-driven, effective, and innovative.

Learn about Clark-Fox Policy Institute‘s guiding values, anchoring pillars, strategic priorities and much more in our Strategic Plan 2023 – 2028.


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