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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.
Tackling Food Insecurity in Different Places Requires Thinking beyond Food Factors ranging from housing affordability to physical health contribute to the frequency and severity of food insecurity.Young Parents Balancing Work and Education Face Unique Challenges Ensuring their Children’s Well-Being Research shows that child care is a key factor in parents’ ability to balance work and education.Young Parents Balancing Work and Education Face Unique Challenges Ensuring their Children’s Well-Bein Research shows that child care is a key factor in parents’ ability to balance work and education.Not Every Household Feels Relief amid Our Record-Low National Household Debt Service Ratio Today's low debt service ratio partly reflects the difficulties some would-be homeowners are having qualifying for a mortgage.Public Workers Not Covered by Social Security Face Greater Burdens in Financing Retirement Lawmakers in dozens of states have reduced pension benefits for workers including firefighters and teachers.How Atlanta’s Local Workforce System Helps Job Seekers Find Sustainable Employment A recent episode of Urban’s podcast, Critical Value, explores Atlanta's local workforce system.