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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

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Wired for Equity: Bridging the Disability Gap in Classrooms

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Sharing the Holiday Third Shift

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Sharing the Holiday Third Shift

Dec 7, 2021

Brigid Schulte

Policy, Progress, and Family Economics in 2021

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Policy, Progress, and Family Economics in 2021

New Practice Lab looks back at lessons and policy progress in 2021.

Dec 6, 2021

Alberto Rodríguez, Nikki Zeichner, Vontisha Fludd, Elizabeth Garlow, Tara Dawson McGuinness, Marina Nitze, Cassandra Robertson

Guía de Recursos de Opciones Accesibles a Préstamos Predatorios

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Guía de Recursos de Opciones Accesibles a Préstamos Predatorios

Esta guía de recursos ofrece estrategias para ayudar al público. Incluimos préstamos de menor costo y opciones que no implican endeudarse.

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Make the Most of Your Money: Safe, Affordable Bank Accounts through Bank On Chicago

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Make the Most of Your Money: Safe, Affordable Bank Accounts through Bank On Chicago

Nov 30, 2021

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Paid Family & Medical Leave Expert Celebrates House Passage of the Build Back Better Act, Urges Swift Senate Action to Ensure Working People Can Care for Themselves and Their Loved Ones

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Paid Family & Medical Leave Expert Celebrates House Passage of the Build Back Better Act, Urges Swift Senate Action to Ensure Working People Can Care for Themselves and Their Loved Ones

Nov 19, 2021

Vicki Shabo

Fact Sheet: Care Economy Investments in Build Back Better

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Fact Sheet: Care Economy Investments in Build Back Better

The proposed Build Back Better legislation represents the first major U.S. attempt to invest in building a care infrastructure.

Nov 18, 2021

Laura Bornfreund, Tara Dawson McGuinness, Cassandra Robertson, Brigid Schulte, Vicki Shabo, Cara Sklar, Haley Swenson

Is Compulsory Managed Retreat Our Future?

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Is Compulsory Managed Retreat Our Future?

Analyzing a new and controversial application of eminent domain: combating climate change by compelling Americans to move out of harm’s way.

Nov 17, 2021

Fanilla Cheng

Key Elements of the Build Back Better Act’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Proposal Explained

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Key Elements of the Build Back Better Act’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Proposal Explained

Nov 12, 2021

Vicki Shabo

Polling Summary: In Build Back Better, Paid Family and Medical Leave Is One of the Most Popular Policies

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Polling Summary: In Build Back Better, Paid Family and Medical Leave Is One of the Most Popular Policies

Nov 10, 2021

Vicki Shabo

The Lending Hole at the Bottom of the Homeownership Market

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The Lending Hole at the Bottom of the Homeownership Market

High home prices aren't all to blame for declining homeownership rates, banks are increasingly unwilling to write small dollar mortgages.

Nov 9, 2021

Sabiha Zainulbhai, Zachary D. Blizard, Craig J. Richardson, Yuliya Panfil

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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Artificial Intelligence, Higher Education, and the Future of Knowledge

Strengthening Connections to Early Intervention Services Through Policy and Practice

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Sharing the Holiday Third Shift

Policy, Progress, and Family Economics in 2021

Guía de Recursos de Opciones Accesibles a Préstamos Predatorios

Make the Most of Your Money: Safe, Affordable Bank Accounts through Bank On Chicago

Paid Family & Medical Leave Expert Celebrates House Passage of the Build Back Better Act, Urges Swift Senate Action to Ensure Working People Can Care for Themselves and Their Loved Ones

Fact Sheet: Care Economy Investments in Build Back Better

Is Compulsory Managed Retreat Our Future?

Key Elements of the Build Back Better Act’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Proposal Explained

Polling Summary: In Build Back Better, Paid Family and Medical Leave Is One of the Most Popular Policies

The Lending Hole at the Bottom of the Homeownership Market

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