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May 10, 2024
A Jumble of Standards: How State and Federal Authorities Have Underestimated Child Maltreatment Fatalities
…reported, differences between state maltreatment fatality rates, and differences over time. More specifically, several key points emerge from the analysis. First, states reported approximately 1,990 child fatalities to the federal…
May 9, 2024
FAFSA Flop: What Is Going On with the 2024–25 Cycle?
…Mr. Kantrowitz discussed the process and timeline of the Department of Education’s various errors. Ms. McCarthy addressed the impacts—current and projected—to the students, institutions, and financial aid sector. The panel…
May 9, 2024
The Federal Student Loan Program Is Unraveling
…loan cancellation — all the while doing little to fix student loans going forward — many conservatives argue that it’s time for the government to get out of the student loan business…
May 9, 2024
State Housing Bills Are Dead; Time for Local Leaders to Step Up
…about 2% of older single-family housing units per year into duplexes or individually owned townhouses. This new steady drip of new housing accumulates over time and will have many positive…
May 8, 2024
Beltway Liberals Are Playing Name Games to Expand the Welfare State
…on the rolls. The part-time “work requirement” is a legacy left by welfare reforms signed into law in 1996 by then-President Bill Clinton and supported then by majorities of both…
May 8, 2024
USDA Report Highlights Subjectivity of Food Insecurity Measure
…rate, income changes over time, and much more. As part of this survey, once per year the Census Bureau also asks households a series of 18 questions about household members’…
May 6, 2024
How Much Are You Willing to Spend on Student Loan Forgiveness?
…Biden presidencies (or, more specifically, all student loan revenue from the US Treasury that has been forgone or forgiven during this time). With this month’s addition of $6.1 billion, the…
May 6, 2024
How States and Communities Can Strengthen Marriages
…live in poverty, experience abuse, spend time in jail, or drop out of high school, and they have better health, greater emotional well-being, and increased social mobility.[2] A substantial number…
May 6, 2024
Generation Z Has Problems Compared to Past Generations, but Money Isn’t One
…expand beyond Gaza into a story of a broader struggle and trauma this generation has endured. This contention, that Generation Z has grown up in a uniquely difficult time, is widespread. Walking…
May 4, 2024
Make Parents Pay for Kids Who Miss School To Curb Chronic School Absenteeism
…time to remember that a child’s school attendance is first and foremost a parent’s responsibility — and a stick as well as a carrot can be deployed. Under the state’s…