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May 13, 2024
Do Mothers Have “Societal Support”? Does It Count if It Comes from Neighbors?
…for the kids — that’s about twice the European average. Even if you don’t eat from the trees of religion, nationalism, or tribe, you still live in a pro-child ecosystem…
May 10, 2024
A Jumble of Standards: How State and Federal Authorities Have Underestimated Child Maltreatment Fatalities
Key Points Each year, states are required to submit data to the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System. However, because of restrictive definitions, failure to consult all available sources,…
May 9, 2024
FAFSA Flop: What Is Going On with the 2024–25 Cycle?
Event Summary On May 9, AEI hosted a panel conversation with AEI’s Beth Akers and Michael Brickman, Karen McCarthy of the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, and Mark…
May 8, 2024
Beltway Liberals Are Playing Name Games to Expand the Welfare State
…Longtime policy expert Robert Greenstein suggested this group is constituted of “poor, non-elderly adults who are not raising children and do not receive disability benefits.” Naturally, proponents didn’t offer the…
May 8, 2024
Correcting for Bias; How Public Radio Can Better Serve All Americans
…was recognized with a national News and Documentary Emmy award and the RFK award for coverage of the disadvantaged. I begin my testimony with a reminder of where public broadcasting…
May 8, 2024
USDA Report Highlights Subjectivity of Food Insecurity Measure
…households were classified as food insecure, compared to 23.3 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native (AIAN) and 21 percent of black households. However, these racial disparities persisted even when comparing those…
May 7, 2024
How Zoning Policies Affect the Housing Supply: City of Denver Case Study
…Compared to the entire state or the nation, Denver experienced a massive building boom after 2010. Before then, Denver had always been a bit of a laggard in construction activity….
May 6, 2024
How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Student Loan Forgiveness?
…forgiveness they think would be appropriate. In popular discourse, student loan forgiveness remains an abstract idea to be debated, not a line in our nation’s budget to be scrutinized. Meanwhile,…
May 6, 2024
How States and Communities Can Strengthen Marriages
…campaigns, like the National Campaign to Prevent Teen and Unplanned Pregnancy, as well as campaigns to prevent high school dropout or smoking, could serve as examples to promote messages about…
May 4, 2024
Make Parents Pay for Kids Who Miss School To Curb Chronic School Absenteeism
…Wealthy, self-indulgent families are taking their kids out of school for extended vacations. Still, Nat Malkus of the American Enterprise Institute has found that chronic absence especially afflicts lower-income homes….