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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.
Why Are Women Opting Out of India’s Growing Economy? Women’s labor force participation in India has decreased from 33 percent in 2005 to 24 percent in 2019.Four Ways to Address Food Insecurity through Transportation Improvements Residents recently described challenges with transportation and food insecurity to a team of Urban researchers.Sanders’s Plan Would Forgive 13 Million Young Adults’ Past-Due Medical Debt Young adults are more likely to have past-due medical debt and more medical debt in collections.Misconceptions on Social Welfare Spending for Children Can Prohibit Needed Progress Some argue that child poverty in the US is on par with other high-income countries and that our safety net is working as it should.How Baby Bonds Could Help Americans Start Adulthood Strong and Narrow the Racial Wealth Gap Under Senator Booker’s bill, every American newborn would receive an initial endowment of $1,000.How Three Community Colleges Are Accelerating Students’ Time to Completion Community colleges and their students have a shared interest in accelerated learning.