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Ensuring federal data and statistical agencies like the Bureau of Labor Statistics remain open, independent, and objective is essential to economic growth and prosperity.
Disparities by Gender Complicate Proposed Accountability Metrics A proposed gainful employment accountability threshold might disproportionately affect programs that predominately serve women.How People-Based Special Purpose Credit Programs Can Reduce the Racial Homeownership Gap People-based special purpose credit programs are the most direct way to target resources to close the racial homeownership gap.Simplification Cannot Be the Only Goal of Student Aid Reform Combining merit- and need-based state grant aid programs can seem attractive because of the simplicity but risks denying sufficient aid to the students who need it most.Understanding the Harms of Police Violence Can Help Build Community Safety Understanding the violence happening in communities is the first step toward reducing it.To Ease Pain at the Pump, Help People Avoid the Pump Payments to consumers are better than suspending gas taxes to address gas inflation, but investing in alternatives to driving is the best long-term solution.What’s the Key to an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery in DC? As DC recovers from the pandemic, intentional, cross-sector effort is needed to correct inequities of the past and present.
