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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.
Building Power for Freelance Arts Workers—and All Independent Contractors—Will Make Them More Resilient to Economic Shocks Low wages, wage theft, and unstable employment leave freelance arts workers in precarious conditions.COVID-19 Relief Programs Aimed at Alleviating Student Hunger Could Affect School Funding Changes in the student poverty measurement affect funding to schools serving students most in need.States Can Use TANF Diversion Payments to Provide Critical Support to Families in Crisis Tracking TANF diversion programs and understanding how they operate can help policymakers ensure more families get the relief they need.Facing the Facts About Housing Injustice Will Help Pave the Way to Racial Equity Urban Institute research provides evidence behind six steps the federal government could take to redress our nation's history of discriminatory housing policies and achieve a more equitable future.Behavioral Science Can Help Nonprofits Boost Their Impact Nonprofits can use behavioral science insights as a low-cost way to improve service delivery.Programs Show How to Break Down Barriers to College, but Lacking Housing Supports Can Still Hold Young People Back How can policymakers ensure more more opportunity youth, who have few familial supports and are disproportionately housing insecure, move forward in their education?
