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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.
Making college earnings data work for students Three recently developed online tools highlight the trade-offs inherent in trying to bring program-level earnings data to life for potential students.Seven housing finance numbers to remember in 2017 As new trends and power dynamics develop, keep in mind these seven numbers, which illustrate some of the most important issues facing the housing market.There is actually nothing for low-income students in Cuomo’s free college plan Governor Cuomo has proposed only covering the difference between tuition and students’ existing aid, meaning those who currently get the most aid benefit least from the proposal.The importance of breaking down data: What gets measured gets addressed Breaking down data can help policymakers, philanthropists, and government agencies identify and ultimately tackle inequities that city- or county-level data often conceal.Should nonprofit leaders rethink the relationship between political and charitable giving? A postelection spike in charitable giving challenges the conventional wisdom that political campaigns steal support from charitable causes.Extreme racism may distract from an important source of America’s divisions Modest forms of prejudice and privilege can cause systemic damage, as evidenced by the work of late Nobel laureate Thomas Schelling.
