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Federal cuts to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program could cause some DC-area families to lose an average of $187 in monthly benefits.
Bangor, Maine, Residents Show the Importance of Supporting Each Other’s Economic Goals Families Forward is an innovative two-generation program operated by BangorHousing, a small public housing authority.Which Households Hold the Most Student Debt? To understand student debt forgiveness proposals, it helps to understand who holds that debt.We Made an Important Correction to Our Student Debt Analysis Sometimes following the data requires us to acknowledge mistakes and fix them.Going Beyond Test Scores to Measure School Quality A new study aims to identify broader measures of student achievement in public high schools with historically underserved students.Gender Norms and Women’s Economic Empowerment in Low-Income Countries: What We Learned by Reviewing the Evidence Women around the world face barriers to participating in the labor force.Paid Leave Is a Worthy Goal, but so Is a Secure Retirement Policymakers have developed proposals that would use Social Security to fund paid parental leave.