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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.
What’s in store for Chicago’s next police superintendent? Community trust will clearly be the overarching goal of the new superintendent, but achieving it will be extraordinarily complex.How communities can support immigrant families When immigrants are able to fully participate in the economic and social life of their adopted country, it benefits them and their communities.Make schools the center of the community In Prince George’s County, Maryland, a new model of schools aims to address students’ needs both inside and outside of the classroom.When the room is quiet: Fostering a safe space for young men A pilot program for teen boys helps them build healthy relationships by understanding the impact of masculinity on sexual health, safety, and violence.We’re not accurately assessing the Federal Housing Administration’s solvency News of a windfall in FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund this year sparked excitement—but the administration’s assessment of the fund is misleading.Neighborhood success needs citywide commitment The Choice Neighborhoods Initiative showed early progress in the first five cities, but more so when city leadership was engaged in the transformation.