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A Policy and Messaging Guide for States to Make Higher Education Affordable Again
Research
September 26, 2018
Most states have very far to go in making their selective public institutions representative, and thus truly public.
Research
December 12, 2018
A 50-State Look at Rising College Prices and the New American Student
Research
February 22, 2018
Comparing Tuition Then and Now At Our Elected Officials' Alma Maters
Research
February 15, 2018
25 Federal Policies to Lift Up Working People
Research
January 31, 2018
How a Shared Definition of College Affordability Exposes a Crisis for Low-Income Students
Why a return to a debt-free system of public universities and colleges would help revive the promise of affordable higher education regardless of one’s family income.
Policy Briefs
August 10, 2015
A comprehensive look at how the reality of debt-financed college impacts the whole pipeline of decision-making related to college.
26 state policies for a race-forward, populist agenda to empower all Americans.
To fairly evaluate any higher education reform proposal, we must understand the ways that these dual burdens—less wealth and more debt—lead to worse outcomes for Black students than white students.
Research
September 9, 2019
Suzanne Kahn
Mark Huelsman
Jen Mishory
If we do not close voter turnout gaps, our democracy is destined to become less and less representative in the coming decades.
Research
October 23, 2014
Walmart's raises to $9 an hour in 2015 and then to $10 an hour in 2016 is a positive step forward, but it still falls short of giving workers the wages they need.
Research
September 16, 2015
The Debt-Free College Act of 2018 would create a new federal-state partnership that re-funds our neglected system of public colleges and job training.
Policy Briefs
March 22, 2018
As with any big reform, the push for debt-free college has been met with pushback among a skeptical elite. We have answers for their major concerns.
Policy Briefs
September 28, 2016
Advocates and policymakers are frequently asked how they plan to pay for progressive policy investments. This memo provides guidance on how to respond.
Research
September 18, 2018
More than 1.2 million African Americans in 175 communities across the country have councils that do not descriptively represent them
Research
October 30, 2014
Why President Obama’s Fair Pay and Safe Workplace Executive Order must be implemented under the new administration.
Policy Briefs
December 5, 2016
All money in politics events should be planned in a way that elevates the most marginalized voices.
Research
June 27, 2017
Jasmine Gomez
Allie Boldt
Spoiler alert: they do not. Rules work in corporations favor and against workers.
This Demos Explainer explores the tension between political support for deficit reduction versus job creation and economic security policies.
Research
December 7, 2012