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September 3, 2025
The Shifting Composition Of SNAP Households
…ago, when the majority of SNAP households included children. This trend has important implications for the future of SNAP that federal policymakers should consider. Highlights SNAP has grown substantially in…
August 22, 2025
Are conservative women embracing the ‘Supermom’ ideal?
…affluent married mothers with young children and a household income of at least $100K were significantly less likely to be homemakers than lower-income families earning less than $60K or middle-income…
August 11, 2025
Beware Graduate Programs Masquerading as “Professional” to Increase Student Debt
…numerous speakers representing graduate schools clamored for their programs to be labeled “professional.” A representative of the Council on Social Work Education argued that “a [Master of Social Work] provides…
August 8, 2025
A win for Wisconsin families: Childcare in the 2025-2027 biennial state budget
…low-income families. Competing visions Childcare is an essential but often burdensome expense for working families with young children. Policymakers across the political spectrum generally agree on the importance of helping…
August 8, 2025
Revise the Messenger
…without any credible evidence. He clearly hopes to find someone who will deliver not the accurate numbers necessary for businesses, policymakers, savers, investors, students, and parents to make informed decisions,…
August 7, 2025
Perspective on the OBBBA’s SNAP Cuts
…an alternative to SNAP. Importantly, the expanded work requirements target only those deemed sufficiently able to work, exempting children, the elderly, the disabled, individuals with health limitations to work, caretakers…
July 30, 2025
Is Marriage Back? Divorce Is Down, Family Stability Is Up
…marriages [ending] in divorce.” A 2009 survey of contemporary family life authored by family scholars Elizabeth Peters and Claire Kamp Dush held that “Family forms are becoming increasingly diverse.” And in 2010, a Pew Research Center…
July 30, 2025
It’s Not Surprising That No-Strings Attached Cash Didn’t Help Kids
…decent chance of being revived by policymakers in the future. Additional studies of the same rigor as Baby’s First Years should be encouraged. A major caveat of the Baby’s First…
July 2, 2025
Holding Colleges Accountable: From Graduation to Gainful Employment
Event Summary On July 2, USA Today education reporter Zachary Schermele moderated a web event with AEI Senior Fellow Beth Akers and Jonathan Fansmith, senior vice president of government relations…
June 30, 2025
America’s Six Million Home Shortage: Why California Is at the Epicenter
…rents in receiving states, spreading California’s affordability problems far beyond its own making. For policymakers and housing advocates, the takeaway is clear: Fixing America’s housing crisis demands boosting supply in…