Carsey School of Public Policy
Building a Better Childcare System in New Hampshire
A Carsey School expert breaks down the complicated landscape of childcare in New Hampshire. Read More
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05/22/25Immigrants fuel growth in major U.S. urban counties
In an Associated Press article about immigrants keeping the largest urban counties in the U. S. growing in 2024, the Carsey School's Senior... -
05/22/25The trends behind the historically low U.S. birth rate
CBS News’ 60 Minutes Overtime interviewed the Carsey School’s Senior Demographer Kenneth Johnson to find out what’s happening with American women... -
05/21/25Are Americans Flocking to Low-Tax States?
In this Newsweek article, U.S. News Reporter Jordan King interviews experts to examine the reason Americans are moving to low-tax states. Kenneth... -
05/20/25Weekend of Commencement Festivities Celebrates 2025 Graduates
The University of New Hampshire celebrated commencement weekend with three ceremonies on the Durham campus and one at the UNH Franklin Pierce School...
Recent Stories
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09/14/18 - WNYC-FM: BBC World ServiceCarsey School's Senior Demographer Ken Johnson reports ten years after the Great Recession began, U.S. birth rate is at record low. Read More -
09/14/18 - The Week: Financial Crash Anniversary: How the World Has ChangedProfessor Kenneth Johnson discusses the decline in births since the recession. Read More -
09/14/18 - NHPR: New Census Data Show Continued Domestic Migration To N.H.All Things Considered host Peter Biello speaks with Ken Johnson on new census data showing N.H. continues to gain population from domestic migration. Read More -
09/13/18 - The New Hampshire Business Review: State’s Population Growth All Depends on MigrationAs Kenneth Johnson puts it, “migration is the wild card, the big unknown” for New Hampshire’s population growth. Read More -
09/13/18 - BBC News: Lehman Anniversary: The Five Most Surprising ConsequencesKenneth Johnson explains how in the decade since the recession, American women had 4.8 million fewer babies than demographers were expecting. Read More -
09/10/18 - New Leadership for New Hampshire Listens“It all starts with a conversation,” says Michele Holt-Shannon, newly-named director of New Hampshire Listens. During the past eight years, New Hampshire Listens has hosted more... Read More -
09/07/18 - The Power of EngagementSarah Wrightsman '17G could be described as someone with a growth mindset. As a community garden project coordinator for at-risk youth in Somersworth, New Hampshire, Wrightsman... Read More -
09/05/18 - UNH Research Finds Access to Early Childhood Education LackingThe number of slots offered by licensed early childhood education providers in the Upper Valley of New Hampshire and Vermont is 2,000 short of the estimated number of young... Read More -
08/29/18 - UNH Research Finds Child Care Expenses Make the Middle Class Hard to ReachAbout nine percent of working families with children under the age of six are pushed out of the middle class as a result of their child care expenses, according to new research... Read More -
08/28/18 - Chaos at Home Adversely Affects AdolescentsA new UNH study is among the first to look at the effects of unstable and disorganized family environments on rural teens Read More