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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.
New Data Confirm the Urgency of Addressing the Expiration of the GSE Patch The "GSE patch" disproportionately benefits minority and lower-income borrowers.With Policy in Flux, What Does the Evidence Say about Campus Sexual Assault Reporting? The Department of Education’s policies on campus sexual assault are not set in stone, leading to variance in adjudication.The Robots Are Coming. Career Pathways Programs Can Help Us Prepare. Career pathways have the potential to lead low-skill workers to higher-quality jobs over time.MLB Salaries Are Yet Another Way to Visualize Growing Economic Inequality Mike Trout may sign the largest contract in sports history, a $430 million, 12-year extension with the Los Angeles Angels.Living Longer with Parents Might Hurt Young Adults' Long-Term Financial Success The number of young adults living with their parents has almost doubled since 2000.An Underfunded 2020 Census Puts an Accurate Count at Risk A predictable funding stream is important for a successful census, but the 2020 Census has lacked this from the start.