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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.
What’s Behind the Dramatic Improvement in the Federal Housing Administration’s MMI Fund? In their annual report to Congress, the FHA showed a major improvement in the capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund.Use the “Pyramid Philosophy” to Better Communicate Your Research A new book by Urban’s communications team explains strategies to get research into the hands of people who can use it.Many New Bills Bring National Attention to Urgent Public Housing Needs Even as they seek to be visionary, new proposals should focus on addressing the steady decline in public housing.Supporting Student Achievement on an Uneven Playing Field: A Conversation with Freeman Hrabowski As president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Freeman Hrabowski leads 14,000 students from a range of racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.How Students and Employers View Youth Apprenticeships Strong apprenticeship programs rely on the enthusiastic participation of employers, who are sometimes hesitant.