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Education Scorecard Looks Beyond Recovery

This week, the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University and the Educational…

Working Paper

The Value of Reliable Statistics

AbstractOn August 1, 2025, President Trump fired the head of the U.S. Bureau of Labor…

Op-Ed

Chicago’s “Disappearing Middle Class” Can Be Found in Its Proliferating Upper Middle-Class Neighborhoods

In a recent report with Stephen Rose, I argued that the narrative of a “shrinking middle…

Blog Post

Chairman Smith Is Right About the Need for a Site-Neutral Policy in Medicare

At a hearing convened this week by the House Ways and Means Committee, Chairman Jason…

Report

Know the Market to Find the Path Home for the Most Vulnerable

COSM Commentary

Understanding the Recent Declines in SNAP Participation

The number of people receiving food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has…

Op-Ed

Why First-Time Buyer Age Isn’t Rising—Even as Housing Gets Less Affordable

Home prices have surged over the past two decades, and by most measures, affordability has…

Op-Ed

There Are Many Reasons to Cheer Up About the State of the Middle Class

This piece originally appeared at National Review Online and is reprinted here with permission. Statistics show that…