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

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

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

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

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

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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

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

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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Better Life Lab Podcast: Addicted to the Job

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Better Life Lab Podcast: Addicted to the Job

Jul 12, 2018

Better Life Lab Podcast: Science Can Explain Why Even Progressive Workplaces Can Have Work-Life Blues

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Better Life Lab Podcast: Science Can Explain Why Even Progressive Workplaces Can Have Work-Life Blues

Why no meeting Wednesdays and work at home Fridays may not be enough

Jul 5, 2018

Better Life Lab Podcast: Why We’re All Addicted to Busyness (and How to Change)

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Better Life Lab Podcast: Why We’re All Addicted to Busyness (and How to Change)

Jun 28, 2018

Better Life Lab Podcast: How to Take Summers Off and Still Get Promoted

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Better Life Lab Podcast: How to Take Summers Off and Still Get Promoted

Episode 2: A true story from a work-life balance pioneer, Michelle Hickox.

Jun 21, 2018

The Racialized Costs of Banking

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The Racialized Costs of Banking

Opening and maintaining a bank account at a local bank as a person of color is more expensive than when white, finds our new report.

Jun 21, 2018

Jacob Faber, Terri Friedline

Better Life Lab Podcast: The Art and Science of Living a Full Life

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Better Life Lab Podcast: The Art and Science of Living a Full Life

Brigid Schulte hosts the Better Life Lab podcast on Slate

Jun 15, 2018

Better Life Lab Podcast: Your Work May Be Killing You

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Better Life Lab Podcast: Your Work May Be Killing You

Jun 15, 2018

The Summer Care Gap

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The Summer Care Gap

A research brief that examines the challenges parents face finding and affording care and camps for their children during the summer.

May 24, 2018

Amanda Lenhart

How Do Changes to 529 Rules Affect Children’s Savings Account Programs?

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How Do Changes to 529 Rules Affect Children’s Savings Account Programs?

2017 tax reform expanded the allowable uses of 529 college savings plans to include withdrawals of up to $10,000 annually for K-12 tuition.

May 15, 2018

Margaret Clancy, Shira Markoff, Justin King

Digital Democracy

Digital Democracy

Leaders in government, technology, and human rights convened to discuss the past, present, and future of digital identity.

Apr 24, 2018

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