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March 11, 2024
Taking On the College Cartel
…here—and an opportunity. Policymakers who are troubled by this state of affairs but unsure how to respond may be inclined to look to the K–12 playbook, thinking that what’s needed…
March 11, 2024
Louisiana’s FAFSA U-Turn Signals That “College-for-All” Has Peaked
…large in K-12 schooling, distorted our priorities, and had fueled the neglect of career and technical education. That take was noxious to education advocates, philanthropists, policymakers, and the higher education…
March 7, 2024
Growing Congressional Dysfunction Will Worsen Our Fiscal Problems
Few were surprised when deposed House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) retired in December. While Republican leaders tend to exit quickly after losing committee gavels or leadership posts, the additional departure of other respected senior lawmakers in both parties is damaging…
March 5, 2024
The Societal Cost of the Marriage Decline
…is attributable to women becoming parents. For college-educated women seeking to maintain a career and start a family, these realities are impossible to ignore. For their part, federal lawmakers are…
March 4, 2024
As the family goes, so goes the state. Utah gets this
…Utah policymakers advanced policies designed to reinforce marriage and strong and stable families across the state. These policies reflect their data-driven understanding of what is required to advance the welfare…
March 4, 2024
The state of the union isn’t strong because of the state of our unions
…heavy price. But policymakers — including the president — pay too little attention to marriage, and its importance to the underlying social fabric of our country. What, then, could Biden…
February 29, 2024
Recalling Pandemic Lessons on “Self-Certifying” Eligibility
…But policymakers should be on guard that this seemingly innocuous expansion in self-certification for minor workforce programs is not used to someday justify reviving the same policy for far costlier…
February 29, 2024
The Age of Uncertainty—and Opportunity: Work in the Age of AI
…the face of these advances and the uncertainties they generate, students and incumbent workers should focus on developing balanced skill “portfolios” that support flexibility and adaptation, and policymakers should empower…
February 29, 2024
Addressing the False Claims from Industry Groups on Pilot Testing SNAP Restrictions
…that respond to the needs of policy makers and managers and help ensure that nutrition assistance programs achieve their goals effectively.” The House Agriculture appropriations bill will fund a study…
February 27, 2024
Options for Improving the Child Tax Credit Provisions in H.R. 7024, the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
…policy reforms better suited to the current fiscal environment. We recognize policymakers’ urge to expand benefits for families that have weathered recent high inflation. Nevertheless, if lawmakers intend to pass…