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States will have 2 options, neither of them good: They could preserve higher education funding at the expense of health care subsidies, or vice versa. 

To summarize, the House Republican tax plan would get rid of several incentives—from the ability to deduct student loan interest as well as tuition, to the Lifetime Learning tax credit—which provide middle-class students and borrowers with some relief at tax time. 

While some fairly valuable tax breaks for students have been kept from the chopping block, the Senate GOP’s tax bill could go a long way toward decimating funding for public colleges and universities, and community colleges in particular.

The tax debate undersells the impact of this current debate on working-class communities, and misses part of why the GOP tax plan is so radical.

Lawmakers, like those designing WV Invests, shouldn’t be afraid of students, and they shouldn’t be afraid of investing in them. 

The unemployment rate underestimates the problem of joblessness.This underestimation is very significant for African American workers.

We all have to grow up, whether we want to or not. The Toys 'R' Us announcement that it is closing its U.S. stores should be a pivotal moment in the maturation of how we as a nation think about wealth and debt, and the rules that make it possible for companies and communities to be resilient.

Family comes first. That means all families should have access to affordable and high-quality choices for their children’s early care and education.

Rather than excluding students, progressive states like New Jersey have an opportunity to lead and expand the universe of the possible on issues like free college. 

For decades, black unemployment has remained roughly twice the rate of unemployment for white workers, regardless of a job seeker’s level of education. Social exclusion shows us why.

 Employers pay black women who work full-time, year-round just 63 cents for each dollar they pay to non-Hispanic white men.

People of color suffer direct and damaging impacts from laws, policies, and practices that exclude them from full and equal participation in the labor market and the workplace.

November 1st is Latina Equal Pay Day, marking the date when the typical Latina woman’s wages since January 1, 2017 finally catch up to what the typical white man was paid in calendar year 2017. 

Senior Fellow Algernon Austin writes about the soaring cost of college tuition and the graduation rates of of low-income and minority students.

Between 1992 and 2001, the average credit-card debt among Americans over age 65 nearly doubled to $4,041.

How would guaranteeing all working people in Philadelphia the right to earn paid sick leave impact the city's economy?

The human reasons to ensure that all working Philadelphians are able to care for themselves and their ill loved ones are tremendously compelling.

A new study by Demos finds that one-fifth of middle-class families are living paycheck to paycheck, with little margin of security.

In their new book, "Good Jobs America: Making Work Better for Everyone," Paul Osterman and Beth Shulman argue that the United States needs to worry about not just creating millions more jobs but also ensuring that the jobs are good ones.