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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.
Private Mortgage Insurance Reduces the Severity of Losses for Those Holding Risk Changes in the housing finance sector have sparked conversations on the value of private mortgage insurance.How Child Care Agencies Can Build Their Capacity for Evidence-Based Policymaking Child care agencies must consider how to use evidence to improve their programs.For People of Color, Employment Disparities Start Early Black and Latinx youth were employed at lower rates and paid less than their white peers in a national survey.Tech Needs Public Policy to Drive Lasting Social Change Policymakers can provide the vision needed to ensure technology doesn't reinforce existing inequities.More Than 250,000 Mothers Could Start Working through Expanded Child Care Subsides A hypothetical expansion of child care subsidies could raise family incomes and reduce child poverty.