By Teon Hayes Founded in 2018 by Black Mamas Matter Alliance, this year’s Black Maternal Health Week invites us to imagine what it truly means for Black mothers to thrive in lives rooted in justice and joy. Historically, systems and policies affecting Black women have too often been…
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) has put forward a budget proposal that calls for block granting of both Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly known as food stamps).
The Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS) is a validated classroom assessment tool that measures and provides data on the quality of teacher-child interactions.
This week, the federal 11th circuit court of appeals upheld the injunction on Florida's suspicionless drug testing program. The decision will continue to prevent Florida from implementing its 2011 suspicionless, or universal, drug testing law for TANF applicants.
Republicans cite the creation of the TANF block grant as a model for other programs. But what have we learned over 15 years of experience with the TANF block grant?