Celebrating Disability Pride Month
Written By Teresa Thomas, Program Lead, Neurodiverse Talent Enablement at MITRE Every Summer in the United States, Disability Pride Month marks the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act
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Written By Teresa Thomas, Program Lead, Neurodiverse Talent Enablement at MITRE Every Summer in the United States, Disability Pride Month marks the passing of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act
Read moreAt the Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships, we seek to identify cross-agency collaborations that promote program assessment, design, and implementation for state, local, tribal, and territorial governments. On October 6, 2022,
Read moreOn Monday, September 26, 2022, the Bipartisan Policy Center (BPC) released a report which evaluated the administration and take-up of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) and the Earned Income Tax
Read moreby Frank J. Thompson, Academy Fellow and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University Through legislative and executive initiatives, the Biden administration has successfully bolstered federal programs to preserve and expand
Read moreOriginally written by Brad Riley, former Academy Intern, and revised by James Higgins and Miles Murphy Since the onset of the pandemic, Congress has provided an unprecedented $5 trillion in
Read moreOn April 28th, the Academy was honored to help facilitate the National Association of State Chief Administrators’ “Day in D.C.” at the Ronald Reagan Building as a part of their
Read moreBy Henry Cisneros and Sarah Rosen Wartell, Academy Fellows. On November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA will provide $550 billion in
Read moreOn November 15th, 2021, President Biden signed the Infrastructure Investments and Jobs Act (IIJA). The IIJA is an investment in America’s infrastructure that will provide $550 billion in new investments
Read moreThe pandemic and related economic disruptions have simultaneously fueled a labor shortage and a loss of jobs in the United States. Early in the pandemic, the labor force participation rate
Read moreEarlier this month, White House Infrastructure Advisor Mitch Landrieu sent a letter to the nation’s governors, asking them to designate a single point of contact to coordinate with his office
Read moreThe IIJA is a $1.2T bipartisan funding measure that, while not explicitly written to address climate change, contains funding for renewable energy and resilient infrastructure improvements. It directs over $100B
Read moreIn 2021, the American Rescue Plan Act temporarily expanded the Child Tax Credit (CTC). It increased the credit to $3,000 per child ($3,600 for children under age 6), expanded access
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