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Fact of the Week: Half of Children in Public Schools are Eligible for Free or Reduced Lunch
Lecia Imbery,
July 10, 2015
Just over half of children in public schools across the U.S. were in families with near-poverty income levels that made them eligible for free or reduced price lunch in 2013. This statistic comes from the Southern Education Foundation’s research bulletin, A New Majority: Low Income Students Now a Majority in...
5 Things to Know about Fixing the Overtime Rule
Lecia Imbery,
July 1, 2015
“We’ve got to keep making sure hard work is rewarded. Right now, too many Americans are working long days for less pay than they deserve. That’s partly because we’ve failed to update overtime regulations for years — and an exemption meant for highly paid, white collar employees now leaves out...
Human Needs Report: Appropriations Bills Advance in House and Senate; ACA facing opposition in Congress Despite Supreme Court Win
Joanna Sandager,
June 30, 2015
CHN just released our latest edition of the Human Needs Report, our regular newsletter on national policy issues affecting low-income and vulnerable populations. This edition includes articles on the ongoing appropriations process and the Affordable Care Act. See below for the full analysis and links to each section of the report. Click here for the...
Head Smacker: Fewer than 1 in 4 Households Eligible for Housing Assistance Get It, but Congress Cuts Assistance Even More
Lecia Imbery,
June 26, 2015
Fewer than 1 in 4 low-income households who qualify for housing assistance receives it due to lack of funds, but that didn’t stop the House of Representatives from cutting housing assistance even more. Earlier this month, the House passed its spending bill covering the Department of Housing and Urban Development...
Join Us in Honoring Our 2015 Human Needs Hero: the National Women’s Law Center
wpengine,
June 25, 2015
For the 12th consecutive year, CHN is pleased to host our Human Needs Hero reception, and we want you to join us. This year, we are proud to honor the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC) as our Human Needs Hero for their work of more than 40 years to expand...
