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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
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
Public Benefits
Women
2024
July 31, 2024

New Project Looks to Build Consensus on State of American Worker

Commentaries
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
Childcare
Families
Pathways to Employment
District of Columbia
2024
July 2, 2024

D.C. Equity Fund Boosts Early Childhood Educators, Study Finds

Commentaries
Asset Building
Economic Opportunity
Job Quality
Pathways to Employment
2024
June 26, 2024

Employment Programs Work—Why Aren’t They Getting to More People?

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Health
Health disparities
2024
June 20, 2024

'Bridge' Program Offering COVID Vaccine to Uninsured Adults Set to Shutter

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Childcare
Cities
Families
Pathways to Employment
Michigan
2024
June 12, 2024

Michigan Looks to Public-Private Partnerships to Boost Child Care Access

Commentaries
Child and Youth Well-Being
Cities
Families
K-12
Public Benefits
2024
June 5, 2024

GAO Report Recommends Changes in Head Start Funding Formula

Commentaries
Families
Higher Education
Pathways to Employment
Public Benefits
Racial Equity
Maine
2024
April 24, 2024

New Study Tracks Maine's Gains and Gaps in Promoting Education For Low-Income Parents

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Asset Building
Baby Bonds
COVID
Child and Youth Well-Being
Economic Opportunity
2024
May 24, 2024

Growing Body of Evidence Builds Case for Direct Cash Assistance for Families

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Child and Youth Well-Being
Families
Health disparities
Housing
Hunger
North Carolina
2024
May 8, 2024

The Shelf-Life of Trauma