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5 Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve U.S. K-12 Math Achievement in Wake of 2025 PISA Results

As newly released scores on the global PISA exam show U.S. students trailing other advanced nations in mathematics, federal and state policymakers must act urgently to invest in math education and ...
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RELEASE: 5 Strategies To Boost U.S. K-12 Math Achievement Given Historic Low PISA Performance

Academic achievement in the United States has been in steady decline since 2013, well before the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings from the most recent Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) ...
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Poverty Rates Diverged in 2025 but Will Likely Rise Following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Implementation

In 2025, the official poverty rate decreased while the supplemental poverty rate remained statistically unchanged. Yet cuts ...
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RELEASE: About 1 in 10 Americans Are in Poverty, and Implementation of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Will Likely Increase That

The official poverty rate fell to 10.2 percent, or 34.5 million people, in 2025, while the supplemental poverty measure remained statistically unchanged at 13.1 percent, or nearly 44.4 million people.
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RELEASE: New CAP Analysis Finds Gender Wage Gap Narrowed in 2025, While Affordability Challenges Deepen for Women

The analysis, released following new annual income data from the U.S. Census Bureau, finds that women working full time, year-round earned 84 cents for every dollar earned by men in 2025, narrowing ...
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Amid Rising Costs, the Gender Wage Gap Deepens Affordability Challenges for Women

After widening for two consecutive years, the gender wage gap narrowed in 2025—to 84 cents for women working full time, ...
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The Trump Administration’s Sweeping Rollbacks of Pollution Protections Endanger the Health and Safety of All Americans

Listen to one mom’s story as she talks about how her cancer journey triggered her awareness of harmful pollution and toxic ...
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The U.S. and China Must Explore Pacing the Frontier During September AI Dialogue

Establishing a way to define urgent safety concerns, share AI research, and explore other possible deliverables may help ...
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EVENT ADVISORY: Down to the Roots: Building Rural Policy Around Rural Needs

This month, Congress faces a deadline for reauthorizing the Farm Bill—must-pass legislation that supports farmers and ranchers, rural development, and nutrition programs. However, will lawmakers take ...
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Trump Wanted a European MAGA but May Get an Anti-American Europe

The Trump administration sees Germany’s far right as a European MAGA ally, but by empowering the AfD, it risks strengthening ...
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STATEMENT: Repeal of Power Plant Carbon Standards Would Impose Devastating Costs on Health and Climate

According to published reports, the Trump administration is expected to repeal carbon pollution standards for new gas and existing coal power plants. The move comes after the Environmental Protection ...
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RELEASE: Under the Trump Administration, the Wealthiest 0.1 Percent Gained 8,000 Times More Wealth Per Household Than the Bottom Half of Americans

The wealth gap between the richest Americans and the bottom half of the country has widened significantly since the start of the Trump administration, according to a new analysis from the Center for ...