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Commentary Higher Education

Hitting the Brakes on a Student Loan Default Cliff

The end of the pandemic-era “payment pause” and the potential closing of many repayment options mean that the number of borrowers in default could soon double, from 5 million to 10 million.

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Commentary Care Economy

Mothers Want Pro-Family Policies, Not Coercive Incentives to Give Birth

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Angela Hanks Joins The Century Foundation as Chief of Policy Programs

Commentary Economics

100 Days of Chaos: Rising Prices, Falling Markets, and Suffering Families

Commentary Care Economy

Will Pennsylvania Become the First Swing State to Pass Paid Leave?

Commentary Health Care

States in the Bull’s-Eye of Medicaid Cuts

Commentary Economic Opportunity

America Narrowly Escapes a Terrible Trump Head Start Policy Idea (for Now)

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Economists Agree: Trump Is Wrong on Tariffs

Economic Opportunity

We Led Federal Agencies. Here Are 10 Ways That President Trump and Elon Musk’s Attacks on Federal Workers Will Hurt You

Trump and GOP Budget Targets Require Deep and Damaging Medicaid Cuts

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Report Unions & Organizing

What Cuts to the Department of Labor Will Mean for You

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Commentary English Learners

State Support Can Help Grow Dual-Language Programs into the Secondary Years

A preschool teacher sits on the floor with a small group of students as they build together with wooden blocks. They are each dressed casually and are focused on the activity.

Commentary Care Economy

The Top Five Trump Attacks Exacerbating the Child Care Crisis

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Commentary Economic Opportunity

America Narrowly Escapes a Terrible Trump Head Start Policy Idea (for Now)

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Commentary Health Care

Maternal Health Care for All Must Be Made a Reality

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Commentary English Learners

We Can’t Improve Children’s Language Learning by Slashing Dedicated Federal Resources

Three generations of women playing on sofa

Commentary Care Economy

Mothers Want Pro-Family Policies, Not Coercive Incentives to Give Birth

Jeanne Lambrew

Director of Health Care Reform and Senior Fellow

Conor P. Williams

Senior Fellow

Sam Heller

Fellow

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Rohan Advani

Fellow, Podcast Producer