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Read the post Women Continue to Struggle for Equal Pay and Representation March 14, 2023 While women make up nearly half of the U.S. workforce, they continue to earn less than men and...
Read the post Inflation and Rising Food Prices: How Does Federal Food Assistance Change? January 19, 2023 High prices at the grocery store can hit struggling Americans especially hard. Those receiving...
Read the post In the U.S., Income and Wealth are Concentrated at the Top. Where Does This Leave Older Americans? October 25, 2022 Disparities in income and wealth among older Americans have widened in recent decades. Higher income...
Read the post Eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness Has Changed Temporarily. Here’s What It Means For Borrowers September 20, 2022 As many as 43 million borrowers have federal student loans. Some of these borrowers have gone on to...
Read the post Back to School for K-12 students: Issues Ahead August 30, 2022 As students and teachers head back to the classroom this fall, they are likely to face a number of...
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Read the post Back to School for College Students Is Shifting From Campuses to Online August 09, 2022 While college campus life may have drawn students in previous years, more and more students are...
Read the post For Disability Pride Month—We Highlight Our Work on Access Issues July 21, 2022 July is Disability Pride Month—a month commemorating the 1990 passage of the Americans with...
Read the post The Three Rs of Pandemic Learning: Roadblocks, Resilience, and Resources June 14, 2022 The COVID-19 pandemic upended school as we’ve known it. Across the country, school systems struggled...
Read the post Lessons Learned When a Pandemic Led to Rapidly Rising Unemployment Claims June 07, 2022 The pandemic brought with it a major onslaught of new unemployment applications across the country...
Read the post Career and Technical Education Programs Face Challenges In Preparing the Future Workforce April 07, 2022 In his recent State of the Union Address, President Biden emphasized the importance of investing in...