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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.
This Fall, the Return to Kindergarten Is More Limited Than We Hoped. What’s Next? New data show some kindergarten-age children are sitting out this year and without flexible supports and a focus on safety, disruptions could stretch on for another year—or more—in the lives of our youngest students.Uneven Recoveries Can Build Long-Term Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Housing With a predominately Black and Hispanic population, Newark, New Jersey, provides a case study of how economic recessions can cause disparate long-term inequities by race and ethnicity.After Massive Transit Losses during the Pandemic, Agencies Are Planning a Comeback Transit agencies are planning to return to prepandemic service levels soon, but attracting people back onto the bus and train will require effective, equity-focused planning.How Researchers Can Ensure their Work Is More Equitable, Accurate, and Impactful Community engaged surveys, community advisory boards, partnership building, and other people-centered strategies can strengthen the quality of research.Public Transportation Facilitates Access to Health Care, Particularly for People Covered by Medicaid New research shows that after an expansion of the public transit system in the Twin Cities, those living closest to the new light rail line missed fewer medical appointments.
