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Will President’s Proposal Fix TEACH Grants?

The federal government funds several programs that seek to improve the quality of teachers in low-income schools, focusing mostly on training, compensation, and evaluation. But few of these programs provide a benefit directly to teachers. The president’s budget request, released …

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Podcast: Abecedarian Study Tracks Impact from Infancy to Age 30

Among the growing pile of influential studies on early education, a few have become landmarks.  They have tracked children over not just one year or two years, but

Michael Katz and Devin Fergus Discuss Racial Inequality and Urban Poverty

Last Friday, we hosted author and University of Pennsylvania history professor Michael Katz to talk about his new book Why Don’t American Cities Burn?Devin Fergus, a professor

Auto-IRA Introduced in the House

Rep. Richard Neal (D-MA) introduced the Auto-IRA Act of 2012 (HR 4049) yesterday, and also appeared at a forum sponsored by the Aspen Institute with

Asset Building News Week, Feb 13-17

The Asset Building News Week is a weekly Friday feature on the The Ladder, the Asset Building Program blog, designed to help readers keep up with news and

President’s Budget Shows Student Loan Defaults Cost Taxpayers

Countless journalists, advocates, and lobbyists claim that the government profits when students default on their federal loans. But this week’s release of President Obama’s fiscal year 2013 budget

Summary and Analysis of President Obama’s 2013 Education Budget Request

President Barack Obama submitted his fourth budget request to Congress on February 13th, 2012. The detailed budget request includes proposed funding levels for federal programs and agencies in

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Gay Marriage vs. The Bible

by Jason Schuck February 14th, 2012 Recently I came across a post on Facebook illustrating all the types of marriage mentioned in the Bible.  I respect the artist's copyright, so

Putting Clients at the Center of the Product Development Process

By Tanaya Kilara, CGAP

Reproduced from Microfinance Gateway and cross-posted on youthsave.org

When Proctor and Gamble (P&G) launched a concentrated, non-foaming detergent for low-income people in Mexico, they expected

Why Don’t American Cities Burn? A Conversation with Author Michael Katz

We're hosting an event this Friday with author and urban historian Michael Katz (also a professor of history at University of Pennsylvania) to discuss his