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President Barack Obama

Proposals to Bring Student Loan Interest Rates Under Control

In this column, we analyze and compare some of the major proposals currently on the table in Congress regarding student loan interest rates.

By David A. Bergeron and Tobin Van Ostern | Thursday, May 23, 2013

2012 Women for Paid Sick Days Rally

A Woman’s Agenda for the 21st Century

article icon Issue Brief We need policies to support women as they work and care for their families.

By Heather Boushey and Jane Farrell | Thursday, May 23, 2013

President Obama Ohio State

A Stronger Middle Class Leads to More Investment in Postsecondary Education

The rise in U.S. income inequality and the decline of the American middle class have skewed public policy toward the wishes of the rich and contributed to underinvestment in higher education.

By David Madland and Nick Bunker | Monday, May 20, 2013

Cutting Impact Aid Funding Harms Our Nation’s Schoolchildren

This week we explore sequestration’s effect on schoolchildren from military households and Native American reservations.

By Kwame Boadi | Monday, May 13, 2013

Home for sale

May 2013

article icon Issue Brief It’s time to consider additional policy measures to bring down unemployment and economic suffering from their still-too-high levels.

By Christian E. Weller and Sam Ungar | Monday, May 13, 2013

Our Future Economic Standing Is on the Line

This week we explore sequestration’s effect on the nation’s future innovation and economic competitiveness, as well as some of the other ways it is affecting communities around the country.

By Kwame Boadi | Monday, May 6, 2013

Congress Acts to Ease Sequestration’s Pain on Air Travelers

This week we explore sequestration’s inconvenience on the nation’s air travelers, as well as some of the other effects it is having around the country.

By Kwame Boadi | Monday, April 29, 2013

Sylvia Mathews Burwell

Pay-for-Success Programs Could Help OMB with Grant Guidance

The Office of Management and Budget should utilize the power of Pay for Success and Social Impact Bonds when it determines how to allocate grant money.

By Sonal Shah and Kristina Costa | Friday, April 26, 2013

President Barack Obama

Top 6 Policies to Help the Middle Class that Won’t Cost Taxpayers a Penny

There are a number of things that policymakers can do to strengthen the middle class that won't require any additional expenditures.

By David Madland and Karla Walter | Wednesday, April 24, 2013

White House Budget Drives Pay for Success and Social Impact Bonds Forward

New proposals in the Obama administration’s budget will help promote an innovative method to changing the way government does business and will provide a new approach to financing social programs.

By Sonal Shah and Kristina Costa | Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Housing-Assistance Cuts Target the Most Vulnerable

This week we explore sequestration’s devastating effect on low-income families receiving federal housing assistance, as well as some of the other impacts it is having around the country.

By Kwame Boadi | Monday, April 22, 2013

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