INTERACTIVE
Interactive Assessment: Judge Vinson’s Affordable Care Act Decision
The Center for American Progress demonstrates why Vinson’s ruling in Florida is wrong or purposively misleading in every section.
REPORT
The Secret to Programs that Work
Jitinder Kohli, William D. Eggers, and John Griffith lay out a system for designing and evaluating effective government programs.
REPORT
Talking It Up
Alon Cohen on how all three branches of the federal government can support automatic foreclosure mediation across the country.
REPORT
A Responsible Market for Housing Finance
CAP's Mortgage Finance Working Group offers a comprehensive approach to creating a stable and equitable American housing finance system.
VIDEO
On the Street, Without a Safety Net
A look at homelessness among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender youth.
Federal Budget | February 4, 2011
There Are Foolish Things to Defund in the Federal Budget
Regulating financial markets costs something but let’s not be “million wise and trillion” foolish, write Michael Ettlinger and Adam S. Hersh. There are sensible ways to fund our financial policing agencies.Education | February 4, 2011
Turning Around the Nation’s Lowest-Performing Schools
Karen Baroody explains how districts can make fundamental changes in the way they think about and provide support for schools.Postsecondary Education | February 4, 2011
Training the Health Workers We Need
Julie Morgan explains why for-profit and not-for-profit colleges need to serve students of color better in health care education.Federal Budget | February 3, 2011
Heading for a Deficit Dustup
Scott Lilly explores the consequences of the big budget deficit fight over this fiscal year’s spending levels. It’s not pretty.Energy & Environment | February 3, 2011
Rebuilding America
Bracken Hendricks applauds new program that will enable American building owners to save $40 billion a year through energy efficiency retrofits while putting thousands of Americans back to work.ALSO FROM THE CENTER
- Federal Contract Spending down by $15 Billion: White House Emphasizes “Buying Less and Buying Smarter”
- Chutzpah on the Right: Think Again by Eric Alterman
- Congressional Hearings May Inflame Islamophobia: Rep. Peter King to Hold House Hearings on ‘Radicalization’ of Muslim Americans
- The Obama Administration’s Next Steps on Egypt: More Proactive Efforts Are Needed
AT A GLANCE
Students of color, particularly Latinos and African Americans, are well-represented in medical assisting, yet the registered nursing credentials handed out in 2009 largely went to white students. Read more here »
ASK THE EXPERT
Concentrating on U.S. Competitiveness
Jitinder Kohli discusses how to enhance U.S. competitiveness.
PUBLICATIONS
Return on Educational Investment
Report from Ulrich Boser presents findings from a yearlong study of the efficiency of the nation’s public education system.
- Profiting from Health Care: Julie Margetta Morgan and Ellen-Marie Whelan investigate for-profit colleges' claims of contributing to our health care workforce.
- CLEAN Contracts: Making Clean Local Energy Accessible Now: Richard Caperton, Bracken Hendricks, John Lauer, and Courtney Hight explain the benefits of CLEAN contracts.
