Executive Summary For years, the headline economic data describing workers’ well-being have been weak: over the year ending in August, the most recent

Electric bills are skyrocketing, while utility companies rake in huge profits and data centers spread. For these people, the situation has become unsustainable.

They should ask the question Reagan asked at the end of his debate against Jimmy Carter: ‘Are you better off now than you were before this presidency?’

The latest jobs report shows that, as inflation has risen during the Iran War, wage growth has continued to slide. Wages are now growing at the slowest pace in more than five years.

Child care is vital for families to live healthy and happy lives. Increasingly, however, the high cost of child care means that families are forgoing

Federal Reserve chair Kevin Warsh has raised interest rates after facing pressure from markets, because that’s what markets expect the Fed chair to do

A rise in home equity to record levels has led many Americans to refinance their mortgages to pay their bills.

It's never a good time to be laid off. Losing your job with a newborn can be especially hard.

A majority of respondents across the political spectrum want clear guardrails on technology use in classrooms, a Century Foundation survey shows.

With tools like Amira and Khanmigo, ‘the take-up is very low,’ according to Stanford University’s Susanna Loeb.

NC families and educators warn that rising prices are putting added pressure on households, teachers and public school budgets.

The first day of school is just around the corner, and families across the country are stocking up on notebooks, pencils, and juice boxes for the year

The 2025–2026 school year has brought significant changes to the educational landscape for immigrant, newcomer, and multilingual students. The U.S.

Parents gearing up for the back-to-school season may soon face sticker shock as prices for classroom supplies and lunchbox staples have increased significantly since last year.

Download the Care Matters: A 2026 State Report Card on Care Affordability and Access PDF Care and caregiving are foundational to how society

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From lunchboxes to No. 2 pencils, the prices are skyrocketing. Here's how much.

In many cases, people appear to have used the breathing room to take on other forms of debt.

Black Women’s Equal Pay Day falls on July 21 this year, marking how far into 2026 Black women must work to earn what white, non-Hispanic men earned by the end of 2025. The observance comes as new data...

American workers' share of the nation's income is at its lowest point in almost 80 years, as more of the economy's gains flow to corporations and investors.

“Thanks to Trump’s tariffs and foreign wars, Americans won’t find any independence from inflation this Fourth of July.”

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A big change is coming to the Parent PLUS loan program this summer: borrowers taking out loans for the 2026–27 school year and beyond will no longer

From Maine to Mississippi, Working Families Are Drowning in Rising Prices and Credit Card Debt

As states ban and colleges roll back DEI programs, Black students are left with less mentorship and support.