Issue Brief
A new proposal to update the No Child Left Behind Act includes a provision that could substantially redistribute federal dollars away from the students who need them the most.
Report
Policies and programs aimed at homeless youth routinely fail transgender young people, and the disparities they experience in health, safety, and social and economic well-being hold them back.
Fact Sheet
As Congress debates No Child Left Behind, proposed bill ignores opportunity to improve U.S. school systems for students with disabilities.
Fact Sheet
As Congress debates No Child Left Behind, proposed bill ignores opportunity to improve U.S. school systems for communities of color.
Fact Sheet
As Congress debates No Child Left Behind, proposed bill reduces parent access to information about their children’s progress.
Issue Brief
As it assumes the chairmanship of ASEAN and takes a two-year nonpermanent seat on the U.N. Security Council, Malaysia will be a focus of the United States’ engagement in Asia and have an outsized presence throughout 2015. The United States has much to gain from enhanced ties with Malaysia, but there are limits to the relationship.
Issue Brief
The Supreme Court should not expect Congress to act to prevent disastrous consequences.
Report
Subsidized jobs offer a targeted strategy to give disadvantaged workers a foot in the door to the labor market—a win-win-win situation for working families, local businesses, and the American economy.
Issue Brief
Americans are still waiting for an economy that works for everyone, rather than a lucky few.
Fact Sheet
As Congress debates No Child Left Behind, proposed bill ignores investments and supports for teachers.
Report
Transportation funding restrictions prevent states and metropolitan regions from making objective decisions about the most appropriate investments. Increased programmatic flexibility will allow funding to flow to the most beneficial projects regardless of the source of money.
Issue Brief
There are several practical solutions that would remove barriers to employment, economic security, and upward mobility for workers with disabilities.
Issue Brief
U.S. policymakers are weighing whether to allow the export of large volumes of liquefied natural gas, or LNG. Higher levels of LNG exports could mean higher natural gas bills for residential, commercial, and industrial consumers.
Issue Brief
For millions of Americans, retirement—the so-called golden years—will be significantly tarnished by a lack of savings.
Issue Brief
As Congress debates No Child Left Behind, it should seize the opportunity to improve the way it allocates Title I, Part A, dollars to serve students in settings of poverty.