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May 14, 2025
Graduation in the Time of COVID: The Weakened Relationship with Chronic Absenteeism
…Placed at Risk 18, no. 1 (2013): 50–67, https://www.researchgate.net/ publication/271754128_The_ABCs_of_Keeping_On_Track_to_Graduation_Research_Findings_from_Baltimore. 3. Elaine Allensworth and John Q. Easton, What Matters for Staying On-Track and Graduating in Chicago Public Schools: A Close Look at…
May 13, 2025
Out of Work and On the Dole — Is Uncle Sam Contributing to Young Men’s Malaise?
…go around. Grant Bailey is a research associate at the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is Distinguished University Professor and Director of the National Marriage Project at the University of…
April 28, 2025
You Autor Know
…their work. It appears to have been coined in 2009 by economists Nicholas Bloom, Mirko Draca, and John van Reenen. [iii] According to Opportunity Insights data, the 75th percentile of commuting zones had a population…
April 24, 2025
In Opposing Last Month’s Continuing Resolution, Nearly All Democrats Voted to Shut Down Welfare Checks, Too
…left Schumer “about as popular as chlamydia” among many Democrats, according to jocular Sen. John Kennedy (R-LA). There was another role reversal embedded in this important legislation that received almost…
March 28, 2025
Unfreezing New York’s Projects
…unlocked front doors. The buildings’ conditions are an insult to the legacy of their namesakes: Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat; and John Lovejoy Elliott, a Progressive-era reformer and founder…
March 18, 2025
Poorly Defined: Reforming the Poverty Line | POLICY LENS
Ever since President Lyndon B. Johnson declared a “war on poverty” in 1964, the US Safety Net has been remarkably effective in reducing the number of Americans living in poverty;…
March 6, 2025
America’s New Frontier of Opportunity and Inclusion
…across key federal programs (2022) Source: US Census Bureau, 2022 It’s important to remember that when he was preparing to announce his War on Poverty, Lyndon Johnson didn’t travel to…
February 18, 2025
Why So Blue: Liberal Women Are Less Happy, More Lonely. But Why?
…connection to America’s core institutions—family and faith. Grant Bailey is a Research Associate of the Institute for Family Studies. Brad Wilcox is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Family Studies. …
January 24, 2025
The Targeting of Place-Based Policies: The New Markets Tax Credit Versus Opportunity Zones
Abstract For a place-based policy to succeed, it must target the right areas—typically those with lower economic development and resident well-being. The U.S. has two major place-based tax policies: the…
December 12, 2024
Which Men Cheat Least? Republican Husbands, Especially ‘Religious Wife Guys’
…more so than Barstool Conservatives, are the Republican husbands most likely to forswear all others. Brad Wilcox is a Senior Fellow of the Institute for Family Studies. Grant Bailey is…