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April 3, 2024
The Fearless Fund, DEI, and Attacks on Philanthropic Freedom
…to focus its grant making. By striking down the Fearless contest, the courts could undermine the basic tenets of what the conservative Philanthropy Roundtable calls “philanthropic freedom”— grant makers’ discretion…
April 3, 2024
Feds Should Take a Big Step Back on Student Loans
…to the game in reaching this conclusion. After all, the economic integrity of the student loan program has been under attack for over a decade, especially as lawmakers used income…
April 1, 2024
How Private Student Lending Can Repair Higher Education
…with unsecured lending and a hostile regulatory environment. Federal student loans to graduate students and parents are the best candidates for privatization. Policymakers could use a portion of the savings…
March 28, 2024
Finally, a Chance to Start Getting Higher Ed Right
…higher education, even for voters and policymakers who have neither the time nor the inclination to track the vagaries of campus goings-on. Major figures—including many donors—are staking out positions critical…
March 28, 2024
Federal Student Lending is Beyond Repair
…to erode the economic integrity of the entire federal student loan program. For decades, much of the public and many lawmakers have had gripes with federal student lending and have…
March 28, 2024
An Early Look at the Child Tax Credit Changes in the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act of 2024
…responses. In the meantime, our early look at H.R. 7024’s changes to the CTC provides some initial evidence to policymakers as they consider the legislation’s merits. Read the full report….
March 26, 2024
Economic Characteristics of the Food Insecure
…correlate to household resources, offering policymakers an important metric to guide government assistance efforts. In this report, we examine the effectiveness of the food insecurity rate in identifying financially constrained…
March 25, 2024
Families Slip Back Into Poverty After Pandemic-Era Child Tax Credit Expires
Watch the full video here. During the pandemic, lawmakers dramatically, but temporarily, expanded the social safety net, including more money for families with children. The impacts of those changes are…
March 21, 2024
Sugary Beverage Consumption Among SNAP Recipients
…could improve health outcomes for low-income households. This is just the latest rejection by Washington policymakers of proposals designed to improve nutritional outcomes for SNAP participants. Despite opposition to restrictions…
March 19, 2024
Conservatives Distrust Higher Ed—But Still Need Degrees
…models and the active encouragement of parents and friends who have degrees. Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, a professor of urban planning at the University of Southern California and a native of rural…