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SkiStar/Flickr In the Search for Affordable Childcare, Location Is Everything
The cost of center-based services for children varies widely throughout the U.S., and so can the availability of financial assistance for low-income families.
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Millennials Are Closing the Pay Gap Between Men and Women
But the divide still widens as they move up the ladder.
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Stringer / Reuters How Common Is Child Labor in the U.S.?
Budgets for agencies that monitor workplaces are shrinking as some states roll back laws meant to limit the hours and jobs kids can work.
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Jim Young/Reuters The Quiet Struggle of College Students With Kids
More than one-quarter of American undergraduates have dependent children, but affordable, on-campus childcare is still hard to find.
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The Rise of Daddy Daycare
Fathers now spend almost five more hours on childcare each week than they did in 1965, but moms still battle cultural expectations.
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Shannon Stapleton/Reuters Lowering the Cost of Crime and Punishment: An Economist's Vision
The U.S. spends billions on incarcerating criminals. Is there a way to pay less while keeping the crime rate down?
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When Raising the Minimum Wage Isn't Enough
Vermont has some of the most progressive wage-and-hour laws in the country, but low-income workers are still struggling.
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The Universal Pre-K Debate Is Already Too Narrow
Expanding access to preschool is only one piece—and a late one at that—of what we should be doing to assist kids' development.
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These Companies Know How to Treat Employees Right
It's possible to make workers' lives easier without losing money—even in industries with shift workers or manual laborers.
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The App That Gives Control Back to Shift Workers
WellStar's online scheduling system allows nurses to sign themselves up for the shifts they want.
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Sperm Donor, Life Partner
Just because women can create and raise a baby alone doesn't mean they want to. An increasing number of women and lesbian couples are seeking an involved father for a donor.
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Lucy Nicholson / Reuters How Schools Can Help Poor Parents With the Child-Care Dilemma
In Kalamazoo, the Communities in Schools program feeds kids, offers tutoring, and buses them home.
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The End of Cubicle Life May Be Near
Office spaces will change as more employees are allowed to decide when—and where—they are most productive.
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Should Schools Provide Child Care for Low-Income Parents?
In Kalamazoo, Communities in Schools feeds kids, offers tutoring and buses them home.
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A Novel Business Strategy: Treating Employees Well
While some companies squeeze staff to make more money, a growing number are testing the theory that they can have both profits and happy workers.
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The Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation and Archives Converting a Union Skeptic
Audra Rondeau wasn't a fan of labor groups—then home-care workers in her state organized, and she gave them a second chance.
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Aly Song/Reuters The Happier Workplace
Office spaces will change as more employees are able to decide when—and where—they are the most productive.
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Nacho Doce/Reuters The Rise of Daddy Daycare
Even though the burden of cultural expectation still generally falls on mothers, fathers now spend almost five more hours on childcare each week than they did in 1965.
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Toby Talbot / AP A New Business Strategy: Treating Employees Well
While some companies squeeze staff to make more money, a growing number are testing the theory that they can have both profits and happy workers.
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Lauren Giordano/The Atlantic When Raising the Minimum Wage Isn't Enough
Vermont has some of the most progressive wage-and-hour laws in the country, but low-income workers are still struggling.
