Exporting Our Elders
For many families, the soaring costs of long-term memory care create a devastating financial and emotional burden that outpaces personal savings. As the aging population grows, these systemic gaps lea…
Economic Security
Mothers in Wisconsin and Denmark face vastly different childcare realities
A comparison of motherhood in Wisconsin and Denmark reveals the vast divide between a system of high costs and career penalties versus one of state-funded support. These differing policy choices shape…
What Do Asian American and Pacific Islander Voters Want in 2026?
Cost of living and economic security are top concerns, and these voters also care about how we are using AI.
Shifting Immigration Policies Are Changing Daily Life for Child Care Providers
Changing immigration policies are creating fear and uncertainty for child care providers and the families they serve. Across the country, providers say attendance is dropping and routines are being di…
Pay Equity Fund for D.C.’s Early Educators Faces Possible Elimination
Washington, D.C.’s pay equity fund for early educators may be on the chopping block, alarming providers who say the program helped stabilize a workforce long plagued by low wages. Advocates warn cuts …
Inside New Mexico’s Universal Child Care
New Mexico’s new universal child care system is already reshaping daily life for families by lowering costs and expanding access. Advocates say the program offers a model for what state-level investme…
Child Care Is Buckling
States Want to Help Families. The Child Tax Credit Might Be Their Answer
States are exploring child tax credits as a way to ease financial pressure on families after the expanded federal credit expired. Supporters say these programs can reduce child poverty and improve fam…
Preventing Tax Foreclosures is the Best Way Local Governments Can Protect Heirs Property Owners
Heirs property represents an enormous source of wealth for millions of Americans, and particularly Black communities, but it is also an inherently risky form of owners…
New America and ACCT Announce National Advisory Committee on Workforce & Economic Development
New America and ACCT announce members of the Advisory Committee on Economic & Workforce Development, which will support a first-of-its-kind study of community colle…
Community College Presidents and Trustees Invited to Complete National Survey on Economic Development
New America and ACCT announce a first-of-its-kind national survey to understand the role of community college trustees and presidents in building capacity for economic and workforce development.
She’s 14 and She’s Moved 26 Times. The U.S. Housing Crisis Has Families like Hers ‘Running in Place’
Outside Atlanta, the Godfreys are caught in a cycle of job loss and eviction. That stress has implications for the kids.
New Report Challenges Assumptions About First-Time Homebuyers in High-Cost Regions
First-time homebuyer programs are helping people purchase and stay in their homes while building household wealth even in high-cost markets.
Rethinking the Rules of Housing Finance
From The Rooftop: Even when housing projects clear zoning hurdles, financing gaps impede construction. California housing finance innovators are changing that.
An Update on DC Evictions: June 2025 Through February 2026
This updated analysis of annual eviction trends in Washington, DC, examines eviction filing data from June 2025 through February 2026.