A graphic with an image of a mom kissing her baby reads, “When families have access to high quality affordable care, paid family leave, flexible scheduling practices, and high-quality aging and disability care, they are able to make choices rooted in their needs.”

In their new report on stay-at-home-moms, @lfevalle.bsky.social, @kashenj.bsky.social, and SJ Glynn write, “A robust care economy would help moms take care of their families, while also ensuring they have the economic security families need to thrive.” tcf.org/content/comm...

What would a maternal health system rooted in justice and joy look like?
▶️Care centered on compassion.
▶️Birth without debt.
▶️Choices without barriers.
#BMHW26

When Child Care Costs Half a Paycheck, Bay Area Parents Must Choose: Kids or Career | KQED Rising child care prices leave many Bay Area parents with little choice, but to turn down career opportunities, cut back hours, quit or come up with creative solutions.

“Women are faring worse in terms of taking on debt to cover their basics, borrowing from friends and families to pay the bills,” TCF's @kashenj.bsky.social said. “So when you add child care on top of that, I think it’s incredibly challenging.”
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GW says estimated costs for returning students will be more than $98,000 per year | NBC4 Washington YouTube video by NBC4 Washington

GW made waves this week when they said the undergraduate cost of attendance next year will hit $98,000. How did we get here? TCF's @petergranville.bsky.social explains
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More college students will need private loans to pay for school — but 40% of Americans won’t qualify, according to a new report With the federal government set to pull back significantly from lending to students, private student lenders are gearing up to fill the void. A new report indicates a large share of students could be ...

Republicans' budget bill is making it harder for working class kids to go to college. Check out our latest collab with Jennifer Zhang at @borrowerjustice.bsky.social and @petergranville.bsky.social www.marketwatch.com/story/more-c...

Investing in child care is a win, win, win:

A win for the babies.

A win for parents.

And a win for child care workers.

Finally, Eduard Nilaj is a data wiz helping us with groundbreaking research on household debt and you can find some of the work he's already done here t.co/qPVgkJUthm

Seth Frotman served as General Counsel and Senior Advisor to the Director at the CFPB overseeing all aspects of the CFPB's legal work. He helped launch the agency's work on junk fees, medical debt, worker surveillance, and Big Tech's entry into consumer finance.

Kody Kinsley transformed NC's health care landscape as the Secretary of NC's Department of Health and Human Services where he helped the state expand Medicaid, provide medical debt relief to millions of North Carolinians, and he'll help us keep fighting to lower costs and expand coverage.

Next, Lorelei Salas brings decades of experience fighting inequality through labor and consumer law. Most recently, she served as Supervision Director at the CFPB. She'll help us show who is getting ripped off and who is getting rich off it.

@janellecj.bsky.social served as the chief economist at the DOL in the Biden-Harris administration, where she was the first Black woman to hold that role. An expert in labor markets and strategies to reduce racial and gender economic disparities, Jones will help shape our labor research.

NEW: Faces at The Century Foundation!

We're welcoming five new visiting senior fellows to help bolster our work on affordability and the research that brings the struggles working families face to decision makers in Washington and beyond. Here's who's joining ⏩

Gen Z's credit score is in free-fall as delinquencies rise under Trump's student loan crackdown | Fortune Gen Z is more likely to have suffered a big decline in credit scores last year, according to FICO.

"Nearly 7.9 million student loan recipients had a delinquency in the first three quarters of 2025, according to a report by the Century Foundation. The number of delinquencies represented 25% of payments due, around 3x the pre-pandemic delinquency rate."
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Families are falling further and further behind and yet the Trump administration has nothing to offer them but a $1 billion a day war that Americans don't want.

Graphic has The Century Foundation logo at top. Underneath, the text reads, “States Leading On Child Care Affordability As Trump Administration Tries to Take Funds Away.” Below that are the headshots of the report authors, Lea Woods and Julie Kashen. At bottom, the text reads, “The Century Foundation’s new report lays out how seven states across the political spectrum are building toward effective child care policy. Learn more at TCF.org."

My new report with @kashenj.bsky.social shows how seven states—AZ, CT, IA, NM, NY, TX, and VT—are taking steps toward effective child care policy. #FundChildCare @tcfdotorg.bsky.social tcf.org/content/repo...

States Leading on Child Care Affordability as Trump Administration Tries to Take Funds Away After years of organizing and advocacy by parents and child care policy advocates, state and local leaders have finally begun to make universal child care

With all of the recent progress that states have made on moving toward publicly funded child care options for all families, what models provide the best lessons for other states and the federal government for how to expand child care?
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Spiking gas prices tied to Iran war are set to eat up tax refunds touted by Trump Spiking gas prices in the U.S. are on track to eat up tax refunds this year, leaving most Americans with little extra to spend.

“You’re seeing people who have maxed out their credit cards, are using ‘buy now, pay later’ to purchase their groceries,” said @jmargetta.bsky.social. “They’re making it work for now, but that can fall apart quite quickly.” apnews.com/article/trum...

Trump's immoral war in Iran is causing chaos abroad while he inflames problems here at home. Ayman Mohyeldin on
@msnownews.bsky.social on the latest edition of Republicans crying poor when it comes to feeding the hungry or treating the sick and writing a blanks check for foreign wars.

On @cnn.com, Wolf Blitzer and David Goldman hit the nail on the head: Americans are getting crushed by credit card interest rates as they increasingly turn to credit cards to cover the basics. Credit card interest rates are turning the affordability crisis into a debt spiral for families.

15 Things America Could Buy Instead of Spending $200 Billion More on Iran War Six days after the Trump administration went to war with Iran, the Pentagon reported it had already spent $11.3 billion on the offensive. At the time of

Tale as old as time: "Budget hawks" in Congress telling Americans they don't have enough money to fund health care and school lunches but plenty of money to fund an illegal war of choice in the Middle East that is jacking up prices for families. tcf.org/content/comm...

@tcfdotorg.bsky.social has been a stalwart backer of immigrant students and families in K–12 public schools.

I'm excited to join @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @borrowerjustice.bsky.social tomorrow to discuss how public schools are on the frontlines against fascism and my book, Why Fascists Fear Teachers. You're invited to join this virtual event by registering here: publicschools.eventbrite.com

Public Schools on the Frontlines of the Fight Against Fascism Let's discuss what’s happening in schools under Trump and how communities are fighting back.

Tomorrow! @rweingarten.bsky.social joins @tcfdotorg.bsky.social and @borrowerjustice.bsky.social to discuss how public schools are on the frontlines against fascism. You're invited to join this virtual event by registering here: publicschools.eventbrite.com

Public Schools on the Frontlines of the Fight Against Fascism Let's discuss what’s happening in schools under Trump and how communities are fighting back.

TMRW at 3pm ET TCF president @jmargetta.bsky.social and @borrowerjustice.bsky.social's Mike Pierce will sit down with @rweingarten.bsky.social to discuss how public schools can turn the tide on authoritarianism and her new book, "Why Fascists Fear Teachers." Register at publicschools.eventbrite.com

NEW 📺: This morning, we released a new report with
@borrowerjustice.bsky.social on the shocking amount of credit card debt American families have incurred just trying to make ends meet and the way interest rates are lining the pockets of credit card bankers. More from Good Morning America 🔽

One-Third of Americans Cut Back to Cover Healthcare Expenses According to new West Health-Gallup research, millions of Americans report cutting back on expenses and delaying plans because of healthcare costs.

One third of Americans are making sacrifices to pay for health care expenses—and this is before we see the worst of the Republican health care cuts come to fruition. We need leaders who are going to cut costs for cancer patients not cut taxes for CEOs.
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Guess What Moderate Democratic Voters Aren’t Anymore? Moderate. Two new polls suggest that moderate Democrats too want higher taxes on the rich and some measure of economic populism. Moderate isn’t what it was in 1992.

Great analysis from @perrybaconjr.bsky.social in @newrepublic.com about how "moderate" voters also want bigger, bolder change. More taxes on the rich, less timidity. More aggressive towards corporations, less austerity for working class people.
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Roundtable: War on Iran Was Easy to Start. It Won’t Be Easy to End. President Donald Trump decided to join Israel and attack Iran early on Saturday, February 28—a reckless move that positions the United States as a rogue

Already just a few days into the conflict, the law of unintended consequences has kicked in.

New @centuryintl.bsky.social roundtable features frontline analysis to spotlight the most clear and present dangers.

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If you're in Austin for #SXSW, don't miss @alevazquezbaur.bsky.social and National Newcomers Network this evening at Punch Bowl Social this evening!

If WA cuts subsidies to child care providers, should your family be worried? Lawmakers are proposing changes to a program that helps low- and middle-income families afford child care, which could have ripple effects across the industry.

Tying provider pay to attendance could shave millions off the state budget, but TCF's Ruth Friedman, who directed the federal Office of Child Care during the Biden administration, said the state would merely be shifting costs from the state to providers." www.seattletimes.com/education-la...