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September 22, 2023 | Blog Post | Suzanne Wikle

Spotlight on Medicaid Renewals Is Bringing Long-Standing Issues to Light

With the end of pandemic-era protections for people insured by Medicaid, we’re learning more about states’ outcomes for Medicaid renewals.

September 20, 2023 | Blog Post | Shira Small

Making Copayments Affordable As Child Care Emergency Funding Expires

A history of underinvestment in child care results in low wages and lack of other support for providers which can make copayments complex and unaffordable for families. We need increased and sustained public investment. 

September 19, 2023 | Blog Post | Nat Baldino

Workplace Surveillance: Overwork’s Racist Roots

Technological innovation has always been a central determining factor of job quality. It is essential that strong public policy prevents technology from insidiously claiming control over a worker’s body, time, and autonomy.

September 8, 2023 | Blog Post | Priya Pandey

What do we expect to see in the 2022 Census poverty, income, and health insurance data?

On September 12, the Census Bureau will release poverty, income, and health insurance data for 2022. Read more for three trends we anticipate.

September 6, 2023 | Blog Post | Hannah Liu

How Schools Can Create Welcoming Spaces for Kids in Immigrant Families

Education has been long established as a fundamental right for all in the United States. Yet immigrant children and children in immigrant families face challenges such as barriers to enrollment, language access issues, and fears related to immigration enforcement.

August 31, 2023 | Blog Post

The Impact of Migrant and Seasonal Head Start on My Life

Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs provide care and support for farmworker families to help meet their unique needs. Every farmworker family should have access to these programs, but they are drastically underfunded and, as a result, only reach a small portion of eligible families.

August 31, 2023 | Blog Post | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

A Better Poverty Measure Shows the Impact of Public Policies

In advance of Census Bureau’s annual release of poverty data, we explain exactly what the official poverty measure captures and what it misses.

August 28, 2023 | Blog Post | Nia West-Bey

Are We Listening? Youth Mental Health Challenges are Rooted in Young Adult Poverty Rates

Youth mental health needs existed before the pandemic; indeed, while these needs were clearly growing for years there has long been a mismatch between the level of need and the services available.

August 24, 2023 | Blog Post | Indivar Dutta-Gupta

How to End Child Poverty for Good

A family’s income during the prenatal and early years of a child’s life plays a significant role in her health, well-being, and cognitive development, all of which shape her future outcomes. Evidence abounds on the positive impact that income support programs—especially cash transfers—have on children.

August 23, 2023 | Blog Post | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Demystifying the Rulemaking Process to Increase Public Engagement

In July 2023, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) addressed the issue of low community participation in rulemaking with a memorandum encouraging federal agencies to look for “meaningful and equitable” opportunities for public input.

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