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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.
Financially insecure residents can cost cities millions In findings released today, the Urban Institute examines the cost of residents’ financial insecurity to city budgets in 10 American cities.The student loan scandal doesn’t mean there’s a student loan crisis We should not conflate alleged corruption among companies that service student loans with a student loan “crisis.”Retaining the current price for government mortgages is a good idea A close look at the mortgage price reduction recently suspended by the Trump administration reveals that the impact on the market would have been small.Communities cannot wait for federal action on unsafe foreclosures A new wave of unsafe houses called "sick homes" have exited foreclosure only to be resold to unknowing residents, harming families and communities.To end homelessness, Carson should continue Housing First approach The first priority of the Housing First approach is to help people find and maintain their own housing.Why the proficiency-versus-growth debate matters for assessing school performance In her confirmation hearing, education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos faced questions on whether student performance is best measured by proficiency or growth.
