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�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

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Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

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Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

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Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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The Moth Mainstage at The National Building Museum

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Journalism Spotlight: DC Preschool Teachers Fund, A Hidden Housing Crisis, and Death Doula Pay

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Journalism Spotlight: DC Preschool Teachers Fund, A Hidden Housing Crisis, and Death Doula Pay

The latest articles from Better Life Lab staff and journalists we support, bringing work and care challenges and solutions to life to raise awarene...

May 4, 2026

How Child Care Providers Are Paying for a State’s Budget Crisis

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How Child Care Providers Are Paying for a State’s Budget Crisis

Illinois cut funding for early education, including child care. Now parents and providers are paying the price.

Oct 6, 2016

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The �鶹��ý Care Report

How the child care system in America became so broken—and what we need to do to fix it.

Sep 28, 2016

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Caring Across Generations, Care.com and New America Launch the “Who Cares” Coalition to Redefine the Social and Economic Value of Care and Caregiving

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Caring Across Generations, Care.com and New America Launch the “Who Cares” Coalition to Redefine the Social and Economic Value of Care and Caregiving

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A Model for Associational Party Building

�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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Rediscovering Kindergarten: Embracing Play and Joy in Learning

The Man Who Stole the Gods

The Moth Mainstage at The National Building Museum

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Caring Across Generations, Care.com and New America Launch the “Who Cares” Coalition to Redefine the Social and Economic Value of Care and Caregiving

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Education & Work

Democratic Futures

Global Security

Technology & Democracy

Thriving Families

A Model for Associational Party Building

�鶹������ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

Workforce Pell: A State Playbook for Implementation

Virginia’s New Paid Leave Law Closes the Loop Between Implementation and Policy

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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Rediscovering Kindergarten: Embracing Play and Joy in Learning

The Man Who Stole the Gods

The Moth Mainstage at The National Building Museum

From Classrooms to Care Floor: Building Healthcare Apprenticeship Pathways for Youth

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The �鶹������ý Care Report

Caring Across Generations, Care.com and New America Launch the “Who Cares” Coalition to Redefine the Social and Economic Value of Care and Caregiving

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�鶹��ý Celebrates 2026 Pulitzer Prizes

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