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May 9, 2024 | Report/Brief | Juliana Zhou

High Quality Race & Ethnicity Data are Essential for Achieving Health Equity

There are persistent health inequities in the United States, particularly regarding race and ethnicity, socioeconomic status, LGBTQ+ identity, and more. This report discusses the evolution of data collection standards, notably the updates to Statistical Policy Directive No. 15 (SPD 15) by the OMB.

February 28, 2023 | Report/Brief | Tiffany Ferrette

Centering Black Families: Equitable Discipline through Improved Data Policies in Child Care

This brief outlines the history of inequitable disciplinary practices in child care and early education—and in the context of American society more generally.

November 29, 2022 | Report/Brief | Suzanne Wikle

State Opportunities to Provide Health Care Coverage for Child Care Professionals

Like other workers with low incomes, child care workers often lack access to affordable coverage options. States have policy options available to ensure affordable health coverage for low-income workers, including child care professionals.

August 3, 2021 | Report/Brief | Elizabeth Lower-Basch

Understanding State Contexts for Benefit Administration

The U.S. core benefit programs are operated with substantial federal funding and oversight, but with extensive variation at the local level. As a result, there is a significant difference in the experience of a low-income person seeking assistance depending on where they live.

June 23, 2021 | Report/Brief | Alycia Hardy

Shaping Equitable Early Childhood Policy: Incorporating Inclusive Community Engagement Frameworks into Expanded Data Strategies

Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner detail how the current Child Care and Early Education (CCEE) system and the data strategies used to shape it are often far removed from equitable community engagement practices. They also propose a set of recommendations for strategies to expand data…

June 23, 2021 | Report/Brief | Alycia Hardy

Executive Summary: Shaping Equitable Early Childhood Policy

Alycia Hardy and Alyssa Fortner detail how the current Child Care and Early Education (CCEE) system and the data strategies used to shape it are often far removed from equitable community engagement practices. They also propose a set of recommendations for strategies to expand data processes through community…

April 21, 2021 | Report/Brief | Jesse Fairbanks

Prioritization in Emergency Rental Assistance Programs: A Framework of Strategies, Policies, and Procedures to Better Serve Priority Populations

This co-authored report introduces a framework for how emergency rental assistance programs can give priority to renters most impacted by COVID-19 and at greatest risk of housing instability at every stage of program administration.

November 19, 2020 | Report/Brief | Adewale Maye

The Dual Crisis: How the COVID-19 Recession Deepens Racial and Economic Inequality Among Communities of Color

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to our economy and the livelihoods of workers and their families, particularly workers paid low wages and Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and immigrant workers. The U.S. economy is slowly recovering, but not at all evenly or equitably. Communties…

November 19, 2020 | Report/Brief | Adewale Maye

The COVID-19 Recession Presents a Dual Crisis Among Communities of Color

The United States is experiencing an unequal recovery. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic poses an unprecedented threat to our economy and the livelihoods of workers and their families, particularly workers paid low wages and Black, Latinx, Indigenous, and immigrant workers.

August 6, 2020 | Report/Brief

The Involuntary Part-time Work and Underemployment Problem in the U.S.

Report uses new measure of underemployment to determine many more workers are working part-time hours but would prefer to work full time.

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