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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.
More Women Have Become Homeowners and Heads of Household. Could the Pandemic Undo That Progress? Women's gains in homeownership have been made possible, in large part, by gains in education relative to men, though the income gap persists.Despite the Pandemic’s Hit to Sales, Small Businesses Aren’t Experiencing Dramatically Higher Delinquencies. But Will That Trend Last? New evidence shows that the pandemic’s effects have largely not—or at least not yet—translated into dramatically higher delinquencies or defaults among small businesses.Promoting Racial and Ethnic Equity in Online Career and Technical Education Programs Will Support an Equitable Recovery from COVID-19 Instructors, programs, and colleges can all promote equity in online classrooms.Adopting Alternative Data in Credit Scoring Would Allow Millions of Consumers to Access Credit Our traditional system of credit reporting works well for those with established credit histories, but it unfairly penalizes people who don’t use credit.Louisville Is Using Zoning Reform to Tackle Inequity. Could This Work for Other Cities? Louisville’s local land-use challenges are not unique: most American cities face class and racial segregation.Will Older Adults Return to the Workforce? More adults age 65 and older left the labor force in 2020 than in any year since the US began tracking such information in 1948.
