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April 8, 2024
We Still Don’t Know How Much Taxpayers Lost Due to Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Fraud
One of the first programs Congress created to assist Americans thrown out of work by the pandemic was the unprecedented Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) program. PUA expanded unemployment benefits to…
April 3, 2024
School Absenteeism Has Become A Big Problem. But We Can Do Something About It.
…tons of school,” he explains. Setting clear expectations. Partnering with parents. Making attendance matter. Restoring a sense of normalcy. This is all sensible advice for addressing absenteeism and for much…
March 31, 2024
Can Local Journalism Be Saved?
…Since 2018, according to the Medill School, 118 news enterprises have been set up, many of them nonprofits—from Cal Matters to the Texas Tribune to VTDigger (Vermont). The Institute for…
March 25, 2024
Families Slip Back Into Poverty After Pandemic-Era Child Tax Credit Expires
…was also problematic, Matt Weidinger says, because of its cost. Matt Weidinger: During the pandemic, government policy was designed to spend money, which, by the way, was all added to…
March 21, 2024
Why Foster Kids Aren’t Getting the Mental Health Care They need
…light on what is happening. According to the report, “Families Matter to Kids’ Mental Health” by Nicholas Zill, there are about 8 million children in the U.S. who need psychiatric…
March 20, 2024
When Workers Say They Value Flexibility, They Mean It
…somewhat distant one. One thing is for certain, no matter how hard CEOs press for a return to office, Americans continue to value emploment that allows them to mix-and-match work…
March 11, 2024
How Many Forms of “Wage Insurance” Do We Need, Exactly?
…current safety net programs depicted below that assist low-income parents, along with major social insurance programs and even privately-funded benefits that specifically target non-workers. Source: Angela Rachidi, Matt Weidinger, and…
March 11, 2024
Taking On the College Cartel
…to get started. The current system isn’t suited to facilitate competition and creation. However, some form of oversight is necessary as a matter of fiduciary responsibility. The obvious solution is…
March 11, 2024
Why Educators Often Have It Wrong About Right-Leaning Parents
…are respectful, diligent, and ready to learn. For conservatives, asking that educators not overreach or that parents do their part isn’t a matter of being anti-teacher or casting blame; it’s…
March 8, 2024
Jason Kelce, Family Man
In his tear-filled farewell speech, Jason Kelce brought his 13-year NFL career to a close by underlining what really mattered in life: marriage and family. The longtime Philadelphia Eagles player, who made the…