Boosting Pay for Essential Workers, Improving Community College Outcomes, and More

April 8, 2021

“The COVID-19 pandemic has not ended for the country’s 50 million frontline essential workers, even if the public displays of gratitude and most voluntary hazard pay programs have.” Molly Kinder argues that with federal aid on the way, America’s state and local policymakers have an enormous opportunity to finally provide the hazard pay that essential workers deserve.

Community colleges serve as important avenues for upward mobility, especially for lower-income and minority Americans. However, many students need stronger support services to successfully navigate community college and attain a degree. Rachel Fulcher Dawson, Melissa Kearney, and James Sullivan explore the evidence on these types of programs and how to expand them.

It is hard to imagine that U.S.-Russian relations could get much worse, but even with recent cooperation on arms control, they are unlikely to improve anytime soon. In his recent op-ed, James Goldgeier explains how the two countries got to this point and the clash of interests currently at work.

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