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DC business leaders praise the District’s innovative, family-friendly child care policies and offer recommendations for how the child care and business sectors can overcome persistent affordability challenges.
Only data can tell us if jobs are “coming back” Public interest in manufacturing and mining jobs is higher than usual, but to see if new policies and programs are working, we need data.School choice advocates should be worried about federalizing school choice The White House’s plan to give students and parents more choice might increase the federal government’s role in education at the expense of state and local control.Everyone benefits when the financial sector serves people with volatile income Each year, roughly one in four American families will face an “income shock,” like losing a job or experiencing a sudden health or work limitation.The big tax changes in the House GOP health plan The American Health Care Act repeals nearly all the tax changes made by the ACA intended to increase health insurance coverage and reduce health care costs.Six ways rising interest rates will affect the housing and mortgage markets After three decades of decline, mortgage interest rates have started to rise. What does this mean for the housing and mortgage markets?Improving the lives of kids in public housing Children tend to be forgotten in debates on public housing policies, and few policy or program initiatives respond to the challenges they face.
