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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.
What Can Disability Services Teach Schools about Reopening? Disability services offer lessons on how to adapt and engage families during the pandemic.Latinx Essential Workers Are the Backbone of Our Economy. How Can We Ensure They Aren’t Forgotten during Its Recovery? Latinxs are nearly 20 percent of the US population, making them increasingly consequential to the labor market.Financial Coaching Emerges as a Vital Support during the Pandemic Financial coaches can help clients navigate economic uncertainty and lessen COVID-19's threats to their well-being.How Cities’ Technology Responses to the Pandemic Can Close Instead of Widen Disparities When cities do not deliberately center equity in technology programs, marginalized groups face the consequences.How Women’s Prisons Can Reduce Trauma for Parents and Pregnant People in Custody A new study explored how women’s prisons assist pregnant people and parents as one component of their approach to addressing prior and in-custody trauma.Six Strategies for a More Inclusive Understanding of How COVID-19 is Affecting Families’ Child Care Needs How researchers can apply racial equity and community engagement lenses to data collection.