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Commentary Economics

Eight Ways Trump Is Making the Back-to-School Season More Expensive

Back-to-school essentials are costing families more in Trump’s economy—and Trump’s tariff policies are slated to raise costs even further for school supplies, clothes, school meals, and other basics in the coming months.

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Report Economics

The Hidden Costs of Trump’s Economy: Skipped Meals, Rising Debt, and the Impossible Choices Facing American Families

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Commentary Care Economy

GOP Megabill Makes It Harder for People to Provide Care for Each Other

Data Health Care

An Updated County-Level Look at Imminent ACA Marketplace Premium Increases

Commentary Economics

Trump’s Tariffs and Economy of Uncertainty Are Already Causing Pain

Commentary Bridges Collaborative

When Enrollment Drops: A Magnet School Strategy for Districts Committed to Excellence, Equity, and Diversity

Commentary National Newcomer Network

An Educator’s Checklist for Supporting Immigrant Students in Schools

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Report Unions & Organizing

What Cuts to the Department of Labor Will Mean for You

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Commentary Economics

Eight Ways Trump Is Making the Back-to-School Season More Expensive

Commentary Economic Opportunity

TCF and Partners Launch ‘One-Stop-Shop’ Hub for Care Economy Research

Commentary Economic Opportunity

Can AI Improve America’s Unemployment Safety Net?

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Commentary Health Care

The Climate Crisis Is Also a Reproductive Justice Crisis

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Report Century International

Home to Syria: Lebanon’s New Refugee Returns Plan

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Commentary Bridges Collaborative

When Enrollment Drops: A Magnet School Strategy for Districts Committed to Excellence, Equity, and Diversity

Viviann Anguiano

Senior Fellow

Julie Kashen

Director, Women's Economic Justice and Senior Fellow

Kings Floyd

Research and Policy Associate

Aron Lund

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