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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.
Racial segregation is a stubborn feature of our nation’s history, but it doesn’t have to be our future Communities across the country are looking at the pervasive consequences of racial segregation.Mapping the black homeownership gap The drop in black homeownership has not been uniform across the country.The demographics of income-driven student loan repayment Who are the growing number of student loan borrowers opting for income-driven repayment plans?Policymakers, not financial institutions, should act to prevent gun violence Some have proposed having financial institutions deny purchase of guns as a means of regulation.Can racial and ethnic impact statements address inequity in criminal justice policy? A growing number of states are evaluating proposals for their likelihood of creating or increasing racial and ethnic inequities.Beyond serving more children, higher spending on child care assistance could enhance quality of care Federal funding for child care assistance is set to increase by $5.8 billion, but how will state agencies spend new funds?