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The Center on Gender Justice & Opportunity launches today, working to eliminate gender & racial disparities in education, healthcare, & the legal system. After 10 years as an initiative of GCPI, we're excited for their work to continue to expand. Follow them at @gtowngenderjust!

Dual enrollment courses offered at a lower tuition rate expand access for low-income families & students. If community colleges increase access, they would increase efficiency, student success, and financial benefits for themselves. ccrc.tc.columbia.edu/easyblog/how-c…

Young adults face higher rates of disconnection from education or employment than previous generations. @CtrSocialPolicy’s new report examines how a guaranteed income can better support young adults and advance racial justice. bit.ly/3YCZw4U

It’s #NationalCaregiversDay! 💕 Caregivers provide essential support for our families, but face poor job quality & inadequate benefits. Care sector investments can better support workers, advance equity, & increase access to high-quality care. georgetownpoverty.org/issues/caring-…

"Many older people must make hard choices about whether to pay for daily needs such as food and medication or rent." @ambolton1 @NPRHealth npr.org/sections/healt…

Market power & public benefits are inextricably intertwined, affecting our everyday lives. Yet, little is known about these critical relationships. @GtownLawPovCntr’s paper maps out some existing research gaps & opportunities. bit.ly/3RicC4Q

Programs like SNAP & Medicaid can protect families from the harms of market power, but can be influenced by market power. 6 examples show how public benefits & market power interact to impact families at work, the grocery store, & the doctor’s office. bit.ly/3RicC4Q

"When people have to spend more and more on rent, there's not much left over for other essentials." @amyreports via @Marketplace marketplace.org/2023/01/20/the…

"Abortion bans push women and families into poverty and especially hurt those working to make ends meet, including young people and people of color,” states @IndivarD. @CLASP_DC clasp.org/press-room/pre…

“With 61 million people, or 1 in 4, in the United States living with disabilities, every policy is a disability policy.” @kiknack & @rebeccavallas from @TCFdotorg tcf.org/content/commen…

“Addressing homelessness of older adults (which includes eliminating the racial gap in poverty in this population) requires lifelong approaches to systemic and structural discrimination.”

“A state with a strong preschool program is likely to experience better educational outcomes, a more highly educated workforce, a more productive workforce, and greater growth down the road,” says @GeorgetownCCF’s @BillGormley25. edweek.org/teaching-learn…

“While a growing number of states, cities, and counties have passed laws ensuring paid sick leave or general paid time off in recent years, most states where more than 20% of the population is rural haven't, leaving workers vulnerable.” @jazmin1orozco npr.org/sections/healt…

“The typical American renter is now rent-burdened — meaning that 30 percent of the median U.S. income is required to pay the average rent, according to a new report from Moody’s Analytics,” writes @anna_p_k nytimes.com/2023/01/25/rea…

Everyone deserves access to quality, affordable healthcare, yet Medicaid in Puerto Rico is consistently underfunded. Congress's 5-year proposal is a first step, but long-term solutions are needed, write Ayan Goran & @grupocne’s Sergio Marxuach. @thehill thehill.com/opinion/congre…

"Healthcare justice for Puerto Rico" (@TheHillOpinion) trib.al/JeFFZcc

Are you interested in developing and advancing ideas that promote economic, racial, and gender equity? Join our team and apply for our open Senior Policy Analyst position! georgetownpoverty.org/about/jobs/

Black & Latino faculty are severely underrepresented at most public, four-year colleges & universities. In this report @EdTrust examines ways that college leaders, policymakers, & advocates can improve #FacultyDiversity edtrust.org/resource/facul…

“Houston’s success in combatting homelessness—down 62 percent since 2011—suggests that a focus on moving people into permanent supportive housing provides a road map to success.”