Exploring Civic Innovation
The first of a series of events focusing on ways that civic innovation changes how people relate to one another and to government.
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Big ideas, bold solutions. Explore the latest research, analysis, and policy insights from our experts.
Former Obama Administration Officials Reflect on Subprime Learning
Early Learning has been a major priority for the Obama Administration.
GAO On Setting Student Loan Interest Rates: It Depends
“I wanted to cut interest rates on federal student loans to 1 percent and all I got was this lousy GAO report.”
CFED’s Scorecard of the States: Making the Case for Assets Reform
44 percent of American households live in liquid asset poverty—that’s the key takeaway from CFED’s 2014 Assets & Opportunity Scorecard.
Obama Cares about Improving Economic Mobility – But Where are the Specifics?
"Opportunity is who we are. And the defining project of our generation is to restore that promise."
Early Education: Popular, Prominent, and Paused
There's plenty of political enthusiasm for public investments in early education these days.
Who is myRA?
No, not who, what. But it's still a valid question.
Video: Subprime Learning
Watch the video from our Subprime Learning event.
As Farm Bill Moves Forward, Indiana Mulls Asset Limit Reform
The final bill will be a blow to low-income families, cutting over $8 billion from the program.
As it Happened: 2014 State of the Union
Our blow-by-blow analysis of the State of the Union.
Can Tax Policy Live Up to Its New Role in the Fight Against Poverty?
Tax policy is making up a greater share of anti-poverty programs compared to direct spending programs.
Colleges Are Measuring Learning, But Not Because of Students. Is That a Problem?
But the actual assessment mechanism is just one part of a successful system of measuring learning outcomes.
Cuomo, de Blasio Argue NY Pre-K Costs
The two are facing off in a public relations and legislative lobbying campaign this week.
Budget Deal Sets Up Three Years of Tough Choices for Congress
Budgeting could pose an even greater challenge for years to come.