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March 20, 2024
When Workers Say They Value Flexibility, They Mean It
…that younger workers, while greatly valuing flexibility, were less likely to rank remote work as a top priority (12 percent) over pay (25 percent). At the same time, 35 percent…
March 19, 2024
Conservatives Distrust Higher Ed—But Still Need Degrees
…confidence in higher ed dropped a whopping 37 percentage points, nearly double the national average, and four times the dropoff for Democrats. Many on the right now hold as self-evident…
March 14, 2024
The “No Excuses” Model Is Due for a Renaissance
…increasingly popular,” notes Times reporter Emma Bubola, sounding vaguely surprised. On the one hand, the Times piece is an unexpectedly respectful take. It notes that these schools are “borrowing from the techniques of American charter…
March 14, 2024
The Chipping Away at Safe Haven Laws
…of time, the results can be disastrous. And when states give preference to relatives — overlooking safety concerns just because a child shares DNA with them — things can turn…
March 12, 2024
Why Did Food Insecurity Increase from 2019 to 2022 in the United States?
…increase in food insecurity would likely have been larger without expansions to the social safety net during this time. We conclude with several recommendations to keep food price inflation low….
March 12, 2024
Family Dinners Offer a Silver Lining in a Bleak Social Capital Landscape
…records time diary entries for a representative group of Americans, offering researchers a definitive portrait of how, with whom, and where individuals spend their time. It also reduces recall bias,…
March 11, 2024
How Many Forms of “Wage Insurance” Do We Need, Exactly?
…on a partisan basis in 2021. That 2021 policy resulted in CTC payments flowing for the first time to nonworking parents, eliminating both the work requirement and work incentive for…
March 11, 2024
Taking On the College Cartel
…too much idle time and too little focus. PSC is an example of the type of forward-thinking activity that could allow for the emergence of new accreditors, and thereby new…
March 11, 2024
Louisiana’s FAFSA U-Turn Signals That “College-for-All” Has Peaked
…require that students apply for college financial aid in order to graduate from high school. Students who didn’t want to fill out the intrusive, time-intensive Free Application for Federal Student…
March 11, 2024
Why Educators Often Have It Wrong About Right-Leaning Parents
…easy to misunderstand or talk past one another. That insight applies emphatically in today’s very online world. In polarized times, it’s all too easy to imagine that those who disagree…