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No State Earns A Top Grade For Promoting Economic Security For Working Families

... Credit (EITC), family and sick leave, public education... on things like public education, child care, and higher ed...

Published on May 21, 2013

How Lotteries Are Bad For Players, Winners, And States

.... The National Endowment for Financial Education estimates... services, such as education. Lotteries netted 11 states...-capita spending on education at first, after some time...

Published on May 20, 2013

‘We May Have To Close Schools’: Five Districts That Are Grappling With Sequestration’s Budget Cuts

While many public schools will be able to stave off some of the harshest impacts of sequestration with other sources of revenue, those that serve military families and Native American...

Published on May 20, 2013

Senator Introduces Bill To Allow Holders Of Student Debt To Refinance

...-N.Y.) would force the U.S. Secretary of Education...

Published on May 20, 2013

New Safety And Quality Requirements Issued For Child Care Centers

On Thursday, the Department of Health and Human Services announced new requirements for child care centers that serve children who receive federal subsidies through the Child Care and Development Fund...

Published on May 17, 2013

How States Are Leading The Way On Equal Pay For Women

... to hold jobs and invest in their education. New York...

Published on May 17, 2013

Congressman: Sequestration Is A 'Legitimate' Way To Cut The Budget

..., across-the-board cuts to preschool, education... will lose millions for primary and secondary education...

Published on May 16, 2013

Australia Drops Austerity In Favor Of Spending On Jobs

... spending on infrastructure, education and disability care...

Published on May 14, 2013

Sequestration Batters Schools On Military Bases And Native American Reservations

... the lowest educational attainment of any racial or ethnic... in the world in the percentage of GDP spent on education... spending on education and children, however. Low...

Published on May 13, 2013

North Carolina Moves To Cut Free Pre-K Enrollment In Half

North Carolina’s state House approved a change to the eligibility criteria for its free Pre-K program on Tuesday, potentially cutting the number of children served in half, reports WRAL: Under current...

Published on May 10, 2013

Conservatives Also Love To Link Inequality And IQ

..., the less-educated bottom 30 percent of whites have seen... their economic and social fates diverge radically from the well-educated... shifts in the economy, slower growth in educational...

Published on May 10, 2013

Policymakers Take Action To Combat The Student Debt Crisis

... students who are getting an education and learning skills...

Published on May 09, 2013

Six Important Programs Kansas Could Fund Instead Of Defending Anti-Abortion Laws

...-compliance with federal environmental laws. 5. Higher education: College...-4 percent cut to higher education funding goes through... costs, a school official said. 6. Public education...

Published on May 08, 2013

How Expanding Preschool Can Help Today's Working Mothers

... to early education programs. ...

Published on May 08, 2013

Where Consumers Can Shop To Avoid Supporting Dangerous Working Conditions

... issues, education, and the arts. New Balance Sells...

Published on May 08, 2013

Senate Passes Bill To Give States Ability To Collect Online Sales Tax

... have forced them to cut back on education and other...

Published on May 07, 2013

Birth Control Prices Are Higher In Some Low-Income Areas

..., complete their education, and either keep or get a job... that investments in education and careers wouldn’t be disrupted...

Published on May 06, 2013

Sequestration Devastates Education Programs, But Congress Fails To Notice

...-income preschoolers with education, health, nutrition, and family... is cutting: • $633 million to special education programs... education funding, • $503 million to Children and Families...

Published on May 03, 2013

The Loss Of Government Jobs Is Holding Back The Economy

.... “Local government education” jobs, or in other...

Published on May 03, 2013

Why Progressives Should Be Most Worried About The Economy

... there, but many groups are feeling pessimistic: [C]ollege-educated...

Published on May 03, 2013
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