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The rise of buy now, pay later products, which often aren’t reported to credit bureaus, could affect borrowers’ ability to buy a home and sustain homeownership.
Millions of Dads Won’t Have Health Insurance This Father’s Day Approximately 4.3 million custodial fathers living with children younger than 19 were uninsured in 2017–18.Making High School More Flexible and Supportive for Teens after COVID-19 Schools could emerge from the pandemic with stronger will and capacity to serve students who need more support and flexibility to succeed.Expanding Online Use of SNAP Benefits Can Help People Stay Safe during the COVID-19 Pandemic With an expansion of the online purchasing pilot, policymakers can increase equity and inclusivity in SNAP benefits delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic.Racial Equity in Higher Education Starts in the Admissions Office New data show that Black and Hispanic students are overrepresented at less selective public and private colleges and drastically underrepresented at more selective institutions.How Bail Reform Can Protect Protestors and Address System Injustices As people around the world donate to bail funds, it’s critical to understand bail systems, efforts to reform them, and underlying system injustices that bail funds seek to mitigate.The Opportunity Zone Incentive Isn’t Living Up to Its Equitable Development Goals. Here Are Four Ways to Improve It Federal policymakers could alter and expand the incentive to help it spur truly equitable development.