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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 Debt Burden Affects FHA Mortgage Repayment, in Six Charts Should the FHA tighten credit to lower the average debt-to-income ratio for its insured loans?Endowments Won’t Solve College Affordability Problems It’s easy to wonder why anyone has to pay tuition, given the size of some college endowments.How We Define “Middle Class” Has Broad Implications A popular article highlighted stories from American families with incomes ranging from $75,000 to $400,000.How Will Children Fare in the Markup of the Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Bill? Funding levels for programs supporting our nation’s children will be decided in the Labor and Health and Human Services and Education bill.Now Hiring: Digital Literacy Skills Required The most recent national data show that 67 percent of adults were not digitally literate in 2012.How Can the First Step Act’s Risk Assessment Tool Lead to Early Release from Federal Prison? The First Step Act offers people behind bars the opportunity to earn credits toward early release from federal institutions.