Extensive research shows investing in very young children can help build a strong future workforce, improve educational success and health, and potentially reduce social ills. But a new report finds that infants and toddlers are underrepresented in the federal budget. The accompanying fact sheet outlines the investments we currently make in young children.
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The environmental movement expanded in number of organizations, members, and total revenues almost every year since 1960, increasing at a 50% faster rate than nonprofits as a whole. UI’s comprehensive analysis of nonprofit environmental organizations reveals a large, rapidly growing universe of regional and local groups that are more collaborative and rely on a wider mix of revenue sources.
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The Senate is considering Medicare legislation that could be the first step to overall health care reform. In testimony before House Ways and Means, UI health policy expert Linda Blumberg asserts that comprehensive reform is necessary to fix shortcomings in our health insurance markets and to slow health care cost growth. Read more
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