An FGA report that individuals in Kansas were “freed from welfare” after they were subject to a time limit in SNAP brings to question whether people were really better off after being cut from nutrition assistance.

In an effort to meet requirements of the 2014 Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) Act, which was reauthorized in 2014, states are undertaking massive policy changes in their CCDBG programs. This gives them the opportunity to raise questions about the interaction between the new CCDBG…

For many young people, early work experience is a touchstone on the path to continuous gainful employment.

As 2016 unfolds, over half a million people will lose access to food assistance through the SNAP as a result of time limits being re-imposed by states after the expiration of state-wide waivers.

On February 11, Senators Bob Casey (D-PA) and Orrin Hatch (R-UT) introduced the bipartisan Stopping Unfair Collateral Consequences from Ending Student Success (SUCCESS) Act.

Using Medicaid data to certify eligibility for the school lunch program will reduce the burden of applications and paperwork on families, school districts, and states.

For many students, unmet financial need manifests in food and housing insecurity as students struggle to access safe, sustainable, and adequate meals and shelter.

In the FY 2017 budget request, President Obama called for significant new funding to strengthen the effectiveness of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) as a safety net for the lowest-income families with children.

Senator Casey (D-PA), Representative Crowley (D-NY), and Representative Frankel (D-FL) introduced the Child Care Access to Resources for Early Learning (C.A.R.E.) Act, bicameral legislation to provide high-quality child care to all low-income families (below 200 percent of poverty) with children under age four by 2025.

President Obama’s fiscal year 2017 (FY17) budget proposal continued his call over many years for significant investments in child care and early education.