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January 20, 2015
Comments by Sandy Baum and Judith Scott-Clayton on the White House announcement on new community college initiatives
Sandy Baum | Judith Scott-Clayton
Previous Hamilton Project authors Sandy Baum and Judith Scott-Clayton comment on President Obama's recent proposal to eliminate tuition for America's c…
Commentary
January 9, 2015
Harry Holzer comments on the White House Announcement on new community college initiatives
Harry J. Holzer
Recent Hamilton Project author Harry Holzer provides commentary on two new initiatives by President Obama for expanding college opportunities and training for …
July 11, 2014
Making child care more affordable for working families
James P. Ziliak
James P. Ziliak explores new legislation introduced this week that would dramatically reform government subsidies for child care, and compares it to his recent…
Commentary
June 25, 2014
Harry Holzer comments on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act
Harry J. Holzer
Hamilton Project Author Harry Holzer comments on recent legislation of the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act.
June 13, 2014
Fighting poverty needs to be a national policy priority
Ben Harris
A new Hamilton Project blog post provides an overview of the poverty crisis facing America, and the implications of poverty for America’s economic and social w…
Commentary
April 30, 2014
The first step to cutting the red tape: Better analysis
Hamilton Project Advisory Council member Michael Greenstone testified before the Joint Economic Committee, focusing on how to design a regulatory structure tha…
March 26, 2014
A new approach to making work pay
Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray introduced the "21st Century Worker Tax Cut Act" to establish a new deduction for married couples who are both …
February 18, 2014
The (fixable) problem with Pay It Forward
Susan M. Dynarski
Economist Sue Dynarski explores the "Pay It forward" student lending system and suggests ways to make it a more successful system for student loan repayment.