Body
Articles and analysis on today's issues
In the news:
Content Reference
Image
Summary
Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
The fundamental flaws in Gallup’s recent higher education poll The results of a recent poll of college graduates generated attention-grabbing headlines, but the analysis is rife with misleading conclusions.How can we make Social Security solvent? Several presidential candidates have put forth serious Social Security reform plans. But the most popular reform options won’t actually help much.How Pay for Success can make evidence-based governing contagious Urban and OMB director Shaun Donovan both announced programs on Wednesday to help the innovative financing mechanism grow further and faster.Despite progress, minority borrowers still lag behind in the housing recovery New mortgage lending data show that minorities are still largely locked out of the housing market, partly as a result of tight lending standards.Immigrant and native workers compete for different low-skilled jobs Even if undocumented immigrants become authorized to work, that still may not be enough to increase competition with natives for low-skilled jobs.Considering the future of Pay for Success at the federal, state, and local levels The Urban Institute on October 14 will welcome OMB director Shaun Donovan to discuss the financing mechanism and the quest for evidence-based policy.
