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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.
What’s stopping seniors from accessing the wealth stored in their home equity? Senior homeowners could access more than $3 trillion in home equity, but few are interested in tapping this resource to meet retirement financial needs.Federal data empowers local decisionmaking A proposed bill to protect local decisionmaking could end up limiting access to federal data used by local governments to make informed decisions.Targeting undocumented immigrants won't increase public safety The Trump administration’s focus on enforcing immigration law stems from myths that bind immigration to national security, crime, and terrorism.The federal government’s role in minimum wage policy may be to take a backseat When evaluating Alexander Acosta, the new labor secretary nominee, should an increased federal minimum wage be a priority?How the Social Innovation Fund supports a culture of evaluation The Social Innovation Fund supports community-based organizations with evidence of success and encourages rigorous evaluation to assess effectiveness.Three tips for making data and research understandable for everyone The late Hans Rosling’s knack for presenting new information in relatable and humorous ways can be an important lesson for modern researchers.
