The U.S. social safety net is a collection of programs designed to support families experiencing financial hardship. Across the country, millions of families rely on these programs to help meet their basic needs. The federal government provides some social safety net support to eligible low-income Americans, but states play a major role in structuring certain support programs for their residents.
In new research, Tara Watson and Gabriela Goodman shed light on differences in benefit generosity across states and examine whether a state’s political leaning is a factor.
Addressing pandemic learning loss. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the average American student lost the equivalent of a half a year of learning, with larger losses for the most disadvantaged students. Monica Bhatt, Jonathan Guryan, and Jens Ludwig share three important lessons for overcoming pandemic learning loss.
Broadband in rural America. Rural Americans disproportionately lack access to high-speed internet. On a new episode of the Reimagine Rural podcast, host Tony Pipa visits Macon County, Alabama and talks with leaders from Jal, New Mexico, and Humboldt County, California to learn how they brought broadband to their communities.
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