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February 8, 2024
Event Summary On February 8, AEI’s Nat Malkus presented on his research into post-pandemic chronic absenteeism and then discussed the phenomenon with a panel of experts. During his presentation, Dr….
February 7, 2024
…“benefit cliff.” A recent report from Erik Randolph of the Georgia Center on Opportunity highlights just how these dynamics work in the nation’s largest food assistance program, the Supplemental Nutrition…
February 7, 2024
…when yesterday’s left worked to impose bureaucratic uniformity on the nation’s schools. Rather, we’ll focus on the era of education reform that started in 1983 with the landmark report, A Nation…
February 6, 2024
…the number of all single mothers (working or not). That is directly opposed to what he says is appropriate in a forthcoming paper that will appear in the National Tax…
February 5, 2024
…many of the nation’s churches are on fire and might to burn to the ground—metaphorically speaking. But unlike our church, no one notices. Or if they do notice, it’s almost…
January 31, 2024
…— to find their vocation. Working with like-minded individuals on similar causes, topics or problems can allow friendships to form naturally over shared interests and markers of personal identity. This feedback…
January 31, 2024
Key Points Consistent attendance is key to student success, but post-pandemic attendance has been far from consistent. Nationwide, chronic absenteeism—the percentage of students missing at least 10 percent of a…
January 29, 2024
Key Points The nation’s unemployment benefits system, which was significantly expanded during the COVID-19 pandemic, suffered unprecedented losses to fraud and improper payments. Official—and still partial—estimates of improper payments approach…
January 26, 2024
…on out-of-control federal spending, reducing the deficit, and bringing down our national debt. And yet, when an obvious opportunity falls in their lap to reduce federal spending, cut the deficit,…
January 25, 2024
…They considered the book’s central claim, that rural Americans have combined a deep sense of place with increasingly nationalized policy and political concerns to form a distinct voting bloc in…