Reducing Poverty and Economic Distress after ARRA: Next Steps for Short-Term Recovery and Long-Term Economic Security
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Even though children in the United States have higher poverty rates than adults and the elderly, federal spending on kids is disproportionately small and has been shrinking for years. The recession threatened to eat away...
Postsecondary Education and Training as We Know It Is Not Enough - Summary
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: The Obama administration has emphasized postsecondary education as the key to its jobs policy, continuing a long-held federal strategy while broadening its goals beyond traditional four-year schools. But disadvantaged students and working adults may still...
Strategies for Fighting Poverty after ARRA Expires
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: In a new policy brief "Reducing Poverty and Economic Distress after ARRA: Next Steps for Short-Term Recovery and Long-Term Economic Security," scholars from the Urban Institute and Georgetown University say carefully targeted federal expenditures are...
Older Workers: Opportunities and Challenges
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Improved health, educational gains, and declines in physically demanding work have improved employment prospects at older ages, yet significant challenges remain. This fact sheet reports key data points on older Americans' labor force participation, employment,...
Changes in the Content of Developmental Care with Enrollment in Health Insurance
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: Enrollment in Healthy Kids is associated with some improvement in eliciting parent concerns and providing health education, but participation did not increase information for parents about their concerns or affect the proportion of children for...
What are the Implications of Losing Healthy Kids?
From Urban Institute Latest Reports: This report examines the state of the L.A. Healthy Kids program in light of recent economic and political challenges. In particular, this paper explores what may be lost if Healthy Kids' must close due to...
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