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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.
Four ways financing differs for manufactured homes Manufactured homes could help ease the affordable housing crisis, but borrowers' financing options can be confusing.Have we won the War on Poverty? Not yet. The President’s Council of Economic Advisers recently declared that the War on Poverty is “largely over and a success.”Working toward diversity: Set-aside plans in New York City public schools Pilot schools in New York City created "set-asides" that reserved seats for certain groups of students.How new competency frameworks can help US policymakers and employers boost apprenticeships Well-defined occupational frameworks can simplify the development and approval of apprenticeships.Unlocking the potential of private data for public good Companies are exploring how to share their wealth of data for research and crafting public policy.Six ways the changing nature of work challenges the safety net The broad social safety net no longer functions for many workers, particularly those with low wages.