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February 14, 2025
Poverty During the Pandemic and the Role of Government Transfers
…2015 poverty rate of 13.5% for the full sample. These thresholds are then adjusted over time using the Bias-Corrected CPI-U-RS, which subtracts 0.8 percentage points from the growth in the…
February 11, 2025
AI and the Future of Work Looks Bright
…that equip workers to understand and seize the opportunities that lie ahead. Forecasts about the impact of this new general-purpose technology (GPT) on jobs and skills vary widely — and, at times,…
February 10, 2025
For Better: Four Proven Ways To A Strong And Stable Marriage
…leftwing journalists like Amy Shearn, who tells us in The New York Times that “Married motherhood in America… is a game no one wins,” and rightwing online influencers like Andrew Tate, who claim…
February 7, 2025
Follow Elon Musk’s USAID Model to Free Tenants from Public-Housing Hell
…time for government to get out of the housing business — which it never should have been involved with in the first place and which it has proven incompetent to…
February 7, 2025
Low-Performing Students Fall Farther Behind the Pack
…interests rather than America’s needs. Perhaps it’s time to launch another national reading panel, like the one that ran between 1997 and 2000. But we don’t have time to waste….
February 4, 2025
The Family First Act Would Expand Net Income Tax Refunds to Higher Income Families
…families in the top half of the income distribution. At a time when lawmakers are seeking ways to reduce the federal deficit, they should consider whether these changes are prudent….
January 30, 2025
American Greatness Depends on Strong Families
…in line with J.D. Vance’s proposal during the campaign when he reminded voters that “President Trump has been on the record for a long time supporting a bigger child tax credit” but…
January 29, 2025
How State Governments Can Fight Degree Inflation
…all in 24 other states. Through licensing laws, states also impose degree requirements on occupations that typically do not pay enough to justify the time and expense of a degree,…
January 24, 2025
Testing Theories of Why: Four Keys to Interpreting US Student Achievement Trends
…for the patterns identified in this report. Read the PDF. Executive Summary Although national test scores provide clear evidence on student achievement across time, they do not illuminate what is…
January 24, 2025
Testing Theories of Why: Four Keys to Interpreting US Student Achievement Trends
…for the patterns identified in this report. Read the PDF. Executive Summary Although national test scores provide clear evidence on student achievement across time, they do not illuminate what is…