SAN FRANCISCO - SEPTEMBER 20: San Francisco Chronicle journeyman pressman Ray Lussier pulls two freshly printed copies of the Chronicle at one of the Chronicle's printing facilities September 20, 2007 in San Francisco, California. Newspaper sales in the U.S. continue to slide as people turn to the internet and television for their news. The Chronicle saw its circulation plunge more than 15 percent in 2006 to 398,000 during the week which has hurt newspaper vendor Rick Gaub's business. Unable to sell as many papers as he used to, Gaub is looking for a new way to earn money after selling papers for 42 years. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Political misinformation threatens to drown out truth and erode public trust. This is particularly dangerous for immigrant communities in the United States, who are already vulnerable to being politicized through the spread of misinformation.
Today, the House and Senate both reintroduced the Strong Start for America’s Children Act, which was originally introduced in 2013. The Act would advance high-quality, comprehensive early care and education access for young children across the country.
SNAP time limits affecting able-bodied adults without dependents or "ABAWDS" put millions at risk of losing access to needed nutrition assistance. However, localized pilot programs seek to provide ABAWDs opportunity to participate in work activities.
Two new reports from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) and the CLASP-led Work Support Strategies (WSS) initiative offer practical, high-impact lessons on integrating systems through policy and technology reform.
This policy brief explores state policy choices in establishing minimum hour work requirements for subsidy eligibility; requiring verification of job schedule and hours; and matching children’s child care hours precisely to parents’ work hours.
In November 2014, with broad bipartisan support, Congress reauthorized the Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) for the first time since 1996. In addition to protecting the health and safety of children in care and improving the quality of care, the new law contains provisions…
Today, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee passed a bill out of committee to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, known as the Every Child Achieves Act.
The U.S. Senate passed legislation to repeal the sustainable growth rate for doctors providing Medicare services, a bill that also provides a two-year extension of the MIECHV program and other important initiatives.
A new report shines a light on the opportunities and shortcomings of unemployment insurance (UI) benefits as a support system for people who seek work after leaving their jobs to care for sick or disabled family members.
A recent event celebrating the work of young Native American, Alaskan native, and Native Hawaiian young people highlights keys issues pertaining to the importance of youth development and well-being.