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Find the latest stories, research, and insights on policies, programs, and ideas shaping the national conversation on poverty and economic mobility.

Type

State

Issue

Commentaries
Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
2016
April 19, 2016

Impacts of Jobs Programs Can Run Deep

Commentaries
Pathways to Employment
2016
February 23, 2016

Expand National Service to Keep Workers Engaged During Tough Economic Times

Commentaries
Families
Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
Public Benefits
Tax and Budget
2016
February 2, 2016

A Bipartisan Plan for Fighting Poverty

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Juvenile Justice
Pathways to Employment
Politics
Prison Reform
Public Benefits
2016
January 13, 2016

Kemp Forum Highlights Bipartisan Opportunities for Addressing Poverty

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
K-12
Politics
Public Benefits
2014
June 25, 2014

President and First Lady Step Up Focus on Key Poverty Initiatives

"Out of the Spotlight" (OOTS) Posting for June 25, 2014

Commentaries
Education
2014
December 2, 2014

Zero-Tolerance School Discipline Policies Perpetuate Inequality and Promote Failure

Posted December 2, 2014

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K-12
Pathways to Employment
Politics
Public Benefits
2013
February 14, 2013

Poverty Makes it to the Top of Obama۪s State of the Union Policy Agenda

"Out of the Spotlight" (OOTS) Posting for February 14, 2013

Commentaries
Juvenile Justice
K-12
LGBT
Racial Equity
2014
December 9, 2014

End the School-to-Prison Pipeline by Addressing Racial Bias

Posted December 9, 2014

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Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
2015
August 13, 2015

A Boon for Quality or Barrier to Entry: Occupational Licensing and Low-Wage Workers

"Out of the Spotlight" (OOTS) Posting for August 13, 2015

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Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Racial Equity
2014
April 8, 2014

A Call for a National Discussion on Kids, Race, and Opportunity

"Out of the Spotlight" (OOTS) Posting for April 8, 2014

Commentaries
Education
2012
November 20, 2012

Housing Choice Vouchers: When Increased Options Don۪t Lead to Increased Opportunities

Posted November 20, 2012

Commentaries
Education
2010
February 8, 2010

Ending Poverty through Education, By Michelle Rhee, Chancellor, District of Columbia Public Schools

What Will it Take? Posted February 8th, 2010