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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.
Should parents borrow from Social Security to finance paid leave? A recent proposal would allow new parents to trade future Social Security benefits for a few months of paid leave.Striking teachers want better supplies. The data say those requests are justified Spending on instructional materials decreased more than 30 percent in Oklahoma and Kentucky over the past 15 years.Why are some Americans more likely to fall off the “cliff of good health?” Structural forces in our society push some groups of people into poorer, sicker, and shorter lives.How much do low-income families pay for subsidized child care? The recent congressional budget deal will substantially increase funding for the Child Care and Development Fund.Rental pay history should be used to assess the creditworthiness of mortgage borrowers Traditional credit scoring does not account for borrowers who pay their rent on time month after month.Will fintech innovation benefit borrowers of all incomes? A postcrisis burst of innovation is bringing exciting changes to a variety of traditional financial services.
