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Local responses to education funding formulas might force incremental change Nearly all states allocate money to local school districts using an education funding formula.Nine tips for engaging home-based child care providers in research As states roll out new training initiatives for home-based providers, they also seek to learn more about their goals and needs.A new bill aims to tackle Social Security’s financial problems Most lawmakers agree that Social Security needs reform, as the program now spends more than it collects.Three ways bikeshare can counteract, not reinforce, DC's disparities Capital Bikeshare users have generated millions of rides, but use and station placement varies around the city.“A Green New Deal” sets a high bar for environmental economic change and justice The biggest change in the Green New Deal resolution is its explicit call-out of “systemic injustices.”Small business and community development lending are key to CRA compliance for most banks The 1977 Community Reinvestment Act seeks to encourage banks to meet their communities’ credit needs.