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Misconceptions on Social Welfare Spending for Children Can Prohibit Needed Progress

Some argue that child poverty in the US is on par with other high-income countries and that our safety net is working as it should.
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Young Parents Balancing Work and Education Face Unique Challenges Ensuring their Children’s Well-Being

Research shows that child care is a key factor in parents’ ability to balance work and education.
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Amid New Funding Opportunities, How Can Child Care Providers Collaborate to Better Serve Families?

This year, the federal government budgeted $350 million for preschool expansion and development.
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Draft Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill Proposes a 2 Percent Reduction in Spending on Children

Senator Roy Blunt recently released a draft bill with funding recommendations for programs that support America's children.
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How Will Children Fare in the Markup of the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill?

Funding levels for programs supporting our nation’s children will be decided in the Labor and Health and Human Services and Education bill.
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How Child Care Agencies Can Build Their Capacity for Evidence-Based Policymaking

Child care agencies must consider how to use evidence to improve their programs.
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Expanding Child Care Subsidies Could Serve Two Million Additional Children

Our current child care system leaves many families unable to find or pay for high-quality child care.
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To Secure America’s Fiscal Future, Don’t Forget about Children

The US will soon be spending more on interest payments on the national debt than on investments in children.
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Paid Leave Is a Worthy Goal, but so Is a Secure Retirement

Policymakers have developed proposals that would use Social Security to fund paid parental leave.
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Surprising Tax Fact: More Than One-Third of Federal Support for Children Comes through Tax Provisions

Ninety-five percent of families with children receive some tax benefit.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

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