New Report Highlights the Business Case for Youth Savings
CGAP released a report that examines the business considerations for financial service providers offering savings products to young people.
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Special Education Law in Need of an Overhaul
Clare McCann writes that lawmakers have constructed a formula that creates significant disparities in federal special education funding.
Surveillance Costs: The NSA’s Impact on the Economy, Internet Freedom, and Cybersecurity
As a new version of the USA FREEDOM Act surveillance reform bill is expected to be introduced in the Senate this week, the debate about the
What’s in the Department’s Competency-Based Experimental Site Notice?
Results from the eagerly anticipated study on competency based testing.
The New Workforce Bill, Adult Learners, and Pathways to Higher Education: Things Just Got a Little Easier
The Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) was finally reauthorized on Tuesday, July 22nd.
Chasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
Chasing the College Dream in Hard Economic Times
A new report published by ACT examines the financial burdens placed on families in funding their children’s college education, particularly
Leftover Women
After the 1949 revolution, Chairman Mao famously proclaimed that women hold up half the sky. Since then, the sky has been turning darker.
Case Study: Practical Principles to Encourage a Civic Youth Pipeline
Children’s Well-Being Reflects a Sluggish Economic Recovery
While children overall may be doing better today than their predecessors, too many children still aren't receiving the resources they need.
A Hefty Price to Pay to Simplify Tax-Based Student Aid
I’m sure we can all think of better ways to spend nearly $100 billion to help financially-needy students pay for college.
A Path Forward for Early Ed Reform
A new report charts a path forward for early learning with some essential improvements--and a few bold ideas!
Common Core and Higher Education: A View from the Trenches
Most attention to the Common Core State Standards has focused understandably on the continued political backlash against the standards
How Earnings Measure College Quality
We can no longer exclude graduates’ post-completion earnings from the postsecondary quality debate.
‘Unaccompanied Children’ Crisis Has Implications for Education Budget
One thing is becoming clear: Immigration may not be the only policy affected by unaccompanied children.