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Even though unemployment remains well above 9 percent, and the federal government could be doing much more to strengthen the economy, attention in Washington has turned to how best to reduce long-term federal deficits. In “How to Reduce the Deficit and Improve the Tax System without Hurting Most Families,” a new issue brief from The Century Foundation, economist and senior fellow Bernard Wasow weighs in with a solution to a significant part of the long-term deficit challenge that would be relatively pain free for low- and middle-income citizens: reform the income tax system to fix the problems with tax breaks. For more on the federal budget, visit The Fiscal High Road, a project sponsored by TCF, Demos and the Economic Policy Institute. |
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Today, higher education is a major force in promoting social mobility, yet colleges and universities seem more concerned with prestige than finding ways to make higher learning more accessible. In Rewarding Strivers: Helping Low-Income Students Succeed in College, edited by TCF senior fellow Richard D. Kahlenberg; Edward B.Fiske, Anthony P. Carnevale and Jeff Strohl outline two high-profile strategies that colleges and universities can follow in making the American Dream a realistic one for all students. For video from the related event and more information visit the web page.
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In a recent post, Matthew Yglesias of the Center for American Progress Action Fund argues that the battles over affirmative action in higher education don’t matter much in the fight for a fairer society. But is the issue of who gets in to elite colleges a mere sideshow, or are there important ramifications for individuals and communities? More...
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Today, higher education is a major force in promoting social mobility, yet colleges and universities seem more concerned with prestige than finding ways to make higher learning more accessible. Rewarding Strivers outlines two high-profile models that colleges and universities can follow in making the American Dream a realistic one for all students.
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A compilation of recent work from The Century Foundation's The Century Institute. More...
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In A New New Deal, the labor movement leaders Amy B. Dean and David B. Reynolds offer a bold new plan to revitalize American labor activism and build a sense of common purpose between labor and community organizations. Dean and Reynolds demonstrate how alliances organized at the regional level are the most effective tool to build a voice for working people in the workplace, community, and halls of government. The authors draw on their own successes to offer in-depth, contemporary case studies of effective labor-community coalitions. They also outline a concrete strategy for building power at the regional level. This pioneering model presents the regional building blocks for national change. More...
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In Improving On No Child Left Behind: Getting Education Reform Back on Track, a new book from The Century Foundation edited by Senior Fellow Richard D. Kahlenberg, some of the nation’s most respected authorities on education reform examine three central defects of the act: the under-funding of NCLB; the flawed implementation of the standards, testing, and accountability provisions; and major difficulties with the provisions that are designed to allow students to transfer out of failing public schools. The authors detail what needs to be addressed in each of these areas, and propose ways to fix the problems. More...
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The Snapshot by Ruy Teixeira.
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The Platform by Peter Osnos.
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A new issue brief from Bernard Wasow.
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A new Chronicle on Education blog post by Richard Kahlenberg.
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View video from this event, featuring Didi Remez, Founder and Contributor to Coteret Blog and Senior Partner of BenOr Consulting.
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Richard Kahlenberg writes in New York Times' Room for Debate.
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TCF's Catherine Vieth interviews Gordon Macinnes about the Obama administration’s proposed regulations on the education industry.
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View video from the Public Policy Lunch for NYC interns held an event on July 13.
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View information and video from this project sponsored by The Century Foundation.
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Read this series of guest posts about Social Security reform.
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Richard Kahlenberg discusses on the Rewarding Strivers event and media reaction on the Chronicle of Higher Education blog.
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TCF is pleased to welcome Melissa Harris-Lacewell, a political scientist, professor, and award-winning author to its Board of Trustees.
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The Obama administration's newly released budget, its proposal for a freeze on non-security discretionary spending, and the planned commission on the federal debt have raised widespread alarm about federal deficits. But the much more urgent and severe problems relate to the poor condition of the U.S. economy, which is responsible for the spike in the deficit. See the articles below for perspective and clarity on this often confusing subject.
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Should the U.S. continue to support individuals and groups working to establish democracy in non-democratic countries?
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Identifying a new framework for U.S.-Russian relations and policy alternatives.
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Taking Note
