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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.
How often and where do businesses move? Amazon’s move has sparked debate, but the migration of firms and their corresponding jobs is seen as a barometer of business climate and economic health.By targeting SNAP, the expanded “public charge” rule could worsen food insecurity Some immigrant applicants who use SNAP to feed their families could be deemed a public charge and denied admission to the US.Can we measure student economic disadvantage using geographic data on income and poverty? Using free and reduced price lunch as an indicator of economic disadvantage is in decline, and many stakeholders are turning to replacement measures.How businesses can use data to address sexual violence Uber is seeking to better count data on sexual violence and respond to reports.People are saying #ThxBirthControl for boosting women’s education and the national economy The introduction of the birth control pill in 1960 gave women increased power to plan their futures and participate in the economy.