Fact Sheet: Public Education Opportunity Grants
This fact sheet outlines the main goals and provisions of the proposed Public Education Opportunity Grants program.
Reports
Bridging the Divide in the U.S.-South Korea Alliance
For the U.S.-South Korea alliance to be most effective, the two countries must strive to understand one another—and progressives must find common ground on key challenges.
Modernizing the Social Contract With Investment Fiduciaries
To help build a new social contract among companies, investors, workers, and society, regulators should modernize the fiduciary rules governing investment advisers and retirement plan fiduciaries to ensure that they disclose how they handle environmental, social, and governance considerations.
Transforming U.S. Foreign Policy To Ensure Dignity and Rights for LGBTI People
America must restore its leadership role in advancing LGBTI equality and human rights more broadly on the global stage.
Improving the Worksharing System To Absorb Employment Shocks
A greater focus on worksharing within the U.S. unemployment insurance system could help workers and the economy stay afloat during the coronavirus-induced recession and future downturns.
Recommendations for the Biden Administration on Engaging With Religious Communities
Working with diverse religious communities will be key as the Biden administration seeks to advance progressive public policy priorities and true religious liberty.
Centering Racial Equity in a New Administration
With a new administration set to lead the U.S. federal government, and in the midst of a pandemic that has exposed the many layers of racial inequality in this country, it is time to finally put infrastructure in place to achieve equity for Black Americans and communities of color.
Economic Stewardship in Times of Crisis
Productivity-enhancing investments, inequality-reducing revenues, and strong financial regulation are all central to responsible fiscal policy.
4 First Steps for Congress To Address White Supremacist Terrorism
As tensions rise ahead of the upcoming election, the 116th Congress can and should act now to confront the surge in violent white supremacy across the country.
How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward
The collapse of the child care sector and drastic reductions in school supervision hours as a result of COVID-19 could drive millions of mothers out of the paid workforce. Inaction could cost billions, undermine family economic security, and set gender equity back a generation.
The Pandemic Has Exacerbated Housing Instability for Renters of Color
Hardships disproportionately faced by communities of color are being exacerbated by the pandemic and require an equitable recovery that reconciles past harms while also providing solutions for current and future challenges.
The Facts on State and Local Elections
State and local elected officials are the key to ensuring that significant reforms are made to the criminal justice system.
6 State Strategies To Improve Child Care Policies During the Pandemic and Beyond
As the child care market struggles to survive the impact of the pandemic, states can implement strategies to improve child care so that it better meets the needs of working families, children, educators, and employers.
Tapping Local Support To Strengthen Community Colleges
Expanding local appropriations could help provide the resources that community colleges need to boost social mobility in their regions.
The Community Responder Model
Establishing a new branch of civilian first responders can help cities reduce overreliance on the police.