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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.
How Intermediaries Can Help Apprenticeships Offer More Structure and Support Apprenticeships can provide structure and mentorship to people entering a new industry, especially for people living with disabilities, and intermediaries can help facilitate and support employers who might not know how to design an apprenticeship.Transit Ridership Dropped at Heavy Rail Stations during the COVID-19 Pandemic, but Ridership Change Depended on Neighborhood Characteristics Across the country, transit ridership dropped during the pandemic, but in neighborhoods of color and low-income neighborhoods, these decreases were smaller, as essential workers continued to rely on transit options.Why Does Homeownership Vary So Widely within the AAPI Community? By 2060, the AAPI population is expected to surpass 38 million. Before then, policymakers and researchers need to better understand the disparities among this diverse community if they want to eliminate barriers to accessing homeownership.The Pandemic May Prompt Changes in How States Identify Economically Disadvantaged Students for Federal Accountability Pandemic-related interruption of state testing offers states a chance to reconsider their definition of economically disadvantaged students to ensure a more consistent and accurate measure.Adult Learners Could Be Part of the Solution to Pandemic-Related Labor Gaps You think adult learners are 50? They might be 18. And they all have different skills and learning needs.Why Disability Insurance Participation Might Be Higher in Some Parts of the Country Why do certain areas of the country have higher-than-expected Disability insurance awards for certain types of disabling conditions?
