Advocacy and Policy

The superintendent of a Virginia school district this week proposed getting rid of school libraries altogether.

America’s homeless response system has been called “the emergency room of society,” conjuring images of a space where the focus is on urgent intervention—finding shelter or managing encampments—rather than trying…

The recent Dobbs decision by the Supreme Court, which overturned half a century of abortion rights, will affect wide areas of society, and higher education will be no exception. The impacts…

HB 458, signed into law in January by DeWine, requires a photo ID in order to vote — meaning an unexpired Ohio driver’s license, a state ID card, U.S.

An experiment from Raj Chetty and co-authors suggests that “navigators” could make accessing housing vouchers much easier.

The Build Back Better bill has stalled. On one point, we agree with Senator Joe Manchin that it is time for Congress to start with a “clean sheet of paper” by evaluating…

When and how should you engage with the government as a nonprofit leader?

Eleanor Krause and Isabel Sawhill list seven reasons why the American middle class is in trouble.

RAND researchers developed a new approach for thinking about America’s Opioid Ecosystem. This framework can help policymakers better understand the dynamics of our opioid-involved problems—and explore innovative and evidence-based solutions.

This brief summarizes research and analysis for national security managers and employees who seek to better understand neurodivergence and neurodiversity and desire actionable steps to achieve neurodiverse inclusivity in national security workplaces….

The Food and Drug Administration’s approval of Narcan will make the lifesaving drug more widely available, especially to those who might be likely to witness or respond to opioid overdoses.

The US has seen many state bills limiting transgender rights this year. Activists say everyone should be alarmed.