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Throughout this week, we’re sharing first-person stories from our Voices of Disability Economic Justice project, and encouraging #DisabilityTwitter to join the conversation and uplift the myriad ways in which the US economy leaves disabled people behind.🧵 #VoicesofDEJ

White text on purple background "The lived experiences of disabled people should be at the center of economic policy. Share your story at #VoicesofDEJ." @Tcfdotorg @DEJCollab.

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Numerous studies have found that unions spur the economy by reducing income inequality. Black union members earn 13.1 percent more on average than comparable nonunion Black workers, while Hispanic union members earn 18.8 percent more.

How Unions Work for the Economy

A few weeks ago, a producer from Intelligence Squared, a media company that organizes debates, called me and asked me to explain a few things about labor

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Americans want fixes to the cost of college. #AmericasCollegePromise is a solution that would entirely eliminate community college programs’ tuition and fees while protecting community college tuition from cost inflation.

President Biden’s Free Community College Plan Matters Now More Than Ever

A new Congress brings a new opportunity to make transformational changes to America’s higher education system. The America’s College Promise Act—a

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More than 19 million women of reproductive age in the US live in contraceptive deserts—meaning that they live in a county lacking a health center with the full range of contraceptive options. Here's how lawmakers can advance contraceptive equity in 2023:

Advancing Contraceptive Equity: Policy Priorities for 2023

Last year, reproductive rights in the United States received a devastating blow when the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v.

Next100

@TheNext100

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Happy National Multilingual Learner Advocacy Month! We are thrilled to recognize MLs as one of the fastest-growing student populations & highlight the rich value they bring to our schools. To learn how to support #MLstudents, check out

@Ale_VazquezBaur

@rquiroz4ImEd

’s work! 1/

Rebecca Vallas

@rebeccavallas

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The chronic illness community harbors *so* much wisdom when it comes to radical self-care. Really enjoyed this conversation with

@LisaAMcCorkell

@r_prior

-- they offer a master class on the practice of radical pacing and more👇// 🎧: bit.ly/off-kilter

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This week on @OffKilterShow: TCF fellow and @MEActNet board member @R_Prior, and @patientled cofounder @LisaAMcCorkell, join @RebeccaVallas to unwind what we can learn from the long COVID and ME/CFS communities when it comes to radical self care. bit.ly/41c0kim

Green background with white and purple text. Off Kilter Podcast: Learning from long-haulers about rest and radical pacing. With Rebecca Vallas. Featuring Ryan Prior and Lisa McCorkell

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This week on

: TCF fellow and

board member

, and

cofounder

, join

to unwind what we can learn from the long COVID and ME/CFS communities when it comes to radical self care. bit.ly/41c0kim

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At a time when unemployment levels are historically low, UI agencies should be using this breathing room to build better and more resilient systems for the future. UI funding is critical to achieving those goals. More from

@EvermoreMichele

Ensuring State Unemployment Insurance Readiness for the Next Downturn

Recession readiness in the unemployment insurance (UI) system involves a number of factors. Perhaps the most important is whether core elements of

Truly reforming UI in the US is a massive undertaking—but as

@EvermoreMichele

writes, modernizing UI administrative funding is a critical starting point to ensuring that workers receive benefits on time, & that states have a strong defense against fraud.

Ensuring State Unemployment Insurance Readiness for the Next Downturn

Recession readiness in the unemployment insurance (UI) system involves a number of factors. Perhaps the most important is whether core elements of

Pandemic changes to UI helped 6M people stay out of poverty in 2021 and increased GDP by 1.1%—but states have not fixed the problems that plagued the administration of their programs during the pandemic and limited the effectiveness of their response

A Pandemic Lifeline, Nation’s Unemployment System Is Inadequate and Unprepared for Next Downturn

At a time when America’s economic outlook is uncertain, the nation’s unemployment insurance (UI) system currently is unprepared to handle another

Why America’s unemployment system never gets fixed

"As workers stare down the barrel of another potential recession — and the layoffs that would accompany it — the problems that dogged UI before the pandemic, many of which have persisted for decades, remain."

vox.com

Layoffs are hitting tech and media. A recession may be looming. What happens to everyone who loses their job?

Kim Knackstedt

Jobs Day! Great thread by

@_lea9223

that highlights disabled workers & those most impacted by growing economy. #DisabilityJustice #EconomicSecurity #DisabilityTwitter

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Lea Woods

@_lea9223

How did workers fare last month? They gained 236,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. These are signs of a growing economy.

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While the US unemployment rate fell in April, job gains weren't distributed equally. Here's you need to know about the latest #JobsReport ⬇️

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Lea Woods

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How did workers fare last month? They gained 236,000 jobs and the unemployment rate fell to 3.5%. These are signs of a growing economy.

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Newcomer students are a vital part of many of our school communities. What unique supports do they need to succeed? On April 13, join

@Ale_VazquezBaur

and

@TheNext100

alum

@RQuiroz4ImEd

at “Effective Supports for Newcomer Students." Register here: zoom.us/webinar/regist

Tan background with white text and images of panel speakers. "Effective supports for Newcomer Students" April 13 6pm-7pm ET. Featuring: Rosario Alexander Villarreal (TNTP) Efraín Tovar (Abraham Middle School) Alejandra Vázquez Baur (Next100) Cristina Piña (Central Valley Scholars) Dr. Kelly Edyburn (Education Northwest)

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Exclusionary zoning laws do more than just drive up housing costs—they keep low-income families out of high-performing school districts.

@RickKahlenberg

's new report examines the effects of exclusionary zoning on educational opportunity in New York City:

How Housing Policies Create Unequal Educational Opportunities: The Case of Queens, New York

It's celebration time! Join us on Tuesday, April 18, from 2:00 PM—3:00 PM ET as The Century Foundation celebrates the one-year anniversary of the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative (

@DEJCollab

). RSVP: bit.ly/414B79i

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A Year of Collective Progress for Disability Economic Justice . Tuesday April 18, 2-3pm ET. Online. Register at DEJCvirtual.eventbrite.com

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Call for major government funding boost for community colleges

"Community colleges are essential if we want to have a society where folks can move across income quartiles.” -

@JohnBKing

Our report challenges federal and state policy makers to increase funding for community colleges to improve social mobility:

insidehighered.com

A new report challenges federal and state policy makers to increase funding for community colleges to improve social mobility.

It's estimated that prior to Social Security, 50 percent of older Americans lived in poverty. Lawmakers must ensure the survival of this critical social insurance program:

Social Security Is Essential. So Why Do Some Want to Cut It?

Members of Congress are once again discussing possible cuts to Social Security as they contemplate increases to the debt limit. Instead of viewing Social

Higher Learning Advocates

@HigherLearnADV

A recent

Call for major government funding boost for community colleges

report challenges federal and state policymakers to increase funding for community colleges to improve social mobility #CCMonth #WidenThePath

@CCTrustees

insidehighered.com

A new report challenges federal and state policy makers to increase funding for community colleges to improve social mobility.

Black Mamas Matter Alliance

@BlkMamasMatter

Feb 9

#ICYMI BMMA hosted the #BMHW23 National Call on Feb. 8, 2023 to discuss how everyone can get involved in this annual, nationally recognized, #publichealth campaign! Check out the recording here youtu.be/lsDkoNfO7Mk #BMHW23 #BlackMaternalHealthWeek #BlackMamasMatter

Under the ACA, most health insurance plans are required to cover at least one form of every method of contraception approved by the FDA. Religious employers, however, are able to object to providing coverage for contraceptives to their employees.

Proposed ACA Rule Would Promote Access to Birth Control

On April 3, 2023, TCF health care policy fellow Thomas Waldrop submitted the following public comment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Center on Budget

@CenterOnBudget

Unwinding Watch: Tracking Medicaid Coverage as Pandemic Protections End | Center on Budget and...

States started ending #Medicaid coverage for some people this week. Stay on top of developments as the pandemic-era Medicaid "continuous coverage" protection ends with our #new #resource "Unwinding Watch"

cbpp.org

Our “Unwinding Watch” will highlight key developments as states resume determinations on people’s Medicaid eligibility. Previously, the pandemic-related “continuous coverage” requirement...

Bonnielin Swenor PhD

@BonnieSwenorPhD

All of my favorite topics - disability justice, data, policy, and public health! No one better to talk about this with than

, Director of the

! Join us for this

Seminar.

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Can't wait for this discussion with JHU! Register and join! twitter.com/JHUDisability/…

The Long Covid Revolution

Some 4.4 million people in US are living with "a lot" of daily impairment after developing long Covid. For

@TheNation

, TCF fellow

@R_prior

and

@fi_lowenstein

wrote about the Long Covid Revolution, and the current moment of reckoning in disability policy:

thenation.com

Millions of American adults are impaired by long Covid. They have a vision for what our society owes to chronically ill and disabled people.

NCSD

@diverse_schools

A staff restructuring and student protests put a Brooklyn charter network on the defensive

@HalleyTCF

: “The hallmark of a good diverse-by-design school, or any school that is serving a diverse community well, isn’t avoiding conflict, but how that conflict is navigated and what the conflict produces.” Read more by

@julianshenberro

via

@Chalkbeat

ny.chalkbeat.org

A proposed restructure at Brooklyn Prospect Charter School sparked backlash from students and staff this week, and fears that it could stray from its equity principles.

Johns Hopkins Disability Health Research Center

The

Disability Health Seminar Series is back! Join us Thurs 4/13 at 3:30 ET for a discussion with

from

@tcfdotorg

about bringing a disability lens to domestic policy and links with public health. Preregister here: tinyurl.com/DisabilityHeal

Poster with text, “Connecting Research and Policy: Bringing a Disability to Domestic Policy.” Includes date and link from tweet. For questions or accessibility accommodations, please email epitts4@jhmi.edu. Right, Kim Knackstedt, PhD smiles. She is Director of the Disability Economic Justice Team and Collaborative and Senior Fellow at The Century Foundation.

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Century International

The effort to secure Iraq’s borders after ISIS's defeat has created new sources of instability.

@renadmansour

& @HayderSHtell tell a tale of trade, smuggling, conflict, & unintended consequences. New Order from Ashes podcast from

A Tale of Two Border Towns

podbean.com

The effort to secure Iraq’s borders after the defeat of ISIS has created other, new sources of instability, as conflict supply chains adapt to new circumstances. A close look at two border towns in...

For Black women, giving birth in the US can be a matter of life or death, regardless of income level, education, socioeconomic status, or zip code. Congress must act with urgency to address America's worsening maternal health crisis: bit.ly/40H2VAH

In 2018: 17.4 deaths/all woman, 37.3 deaths/Black women
In 2019: 20.1 deaths/All women, 44 deaths/Black women
In 2020: 23.8 deaths/All women, 55.3 deaths/Black women
In 2021: 32.9 death/2021, 69.9/Black women

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Why the wage gap differs among Asian-American women

On average, AAPI women earn 80 cents for every $1 earned by White men—but that figure obscures the harsher realities faced by Southeast Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women, who see some of the largest wage gaps in the country. #AANHPIEqualPay

19thnews.org

Under the AAPI umbrella, there are some of the highest earners among women — and the lowest. That obscures the economic realities of Southeast Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander women.

Religious employers in the US can object to providing coverage for contraceptives to their employees. A proposed Biden administration rule would enable employees to access contraceptive coverage regardless of their employer's personal beliefs:

Proposed ACA Rule Would Promote Access to Birth Control

On April 3, 2023, TCF health care policy fellow Thomas Waldrop submitted the following public comment to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

CAPWomen

@CAPWomen

Today, we mark #AANHPIEqualPayDay, and recognize that AANHPI women are uniquely burdened by the gender and racial wage gap and deserve action to improve their economic security. First, let’s dig into the numbers. 🧵

NCRP

@NCRP

"the things that frustrated him was that as long as we relegate accommodations to a compliance issue, it doesn’t center the conversation on giving your employees with and without disabilities, let’s be real, what they need to thrive." tcf.org/?p=52548 via

@TCFdotOrg

Off-Kilter Podcast: How Philanthropy Can Support Self-Care for Social Justice Leaders

As Off-Kilter continues our ongoing series of conversations with leaders across the economic justice movement digging into why, in the famous words of

Read more about who will be affected by Medicaid changes, and when:

Cuts to Medicaid Should Be Off Limits During Budget Negotiations

As Congress begins the process of passing a budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Congressional Republicans have stated they want to cut spending before

Millions of low-income people and people of color may soon experience disruptions in their Medicaid coverage due to administrative barriers, making it more difficult to access contraceptives. Lawmakers must meet this moment with urgency.

Advancing Contraceptive Equity: Policy Priorities for 2023

Last year, reproductive rights in the United States received a devastating blow when the Supreme Court decided to overturn Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs v.

Opinion: U.S. faces a problem from the past: rampant child labor

"It’s hard to imagine a worse time to roll back restrictions on child labor, even as some lawmakers say these measures are needed because many businesses face difficulties finding enough workers." Read TCF's

@greenhousenyt

@EastBayTimes

eastbaytimes.com

Several states are rushing to make it easier for teenagers to work longer hours and work more dangerous jobs.

Government housing policy drives economic and racial segregation in New York City and elsewhere. Our new report examines the effects of exclusionary zoning on educational opportunity Queens:

How Housing Policies Create Unequal Educational Opportunities: The Case of Queens, New York

Century International

Since 2003, “politically inclusive violence” in Iraq has served two primary functions: to negotiate political power and to protect the consensus-based political settlement against threats—wherever they come from.

@renadmansour

for

The Logic of Intra-Shia Violence in Iraq

In the late hours of the evening of November 7, 2021, an explosive-laden drone hit the residence of Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi. The

Across party lines, American voters would rather pay more to fully fund the Social Security benefits as they exist today, than see benefit reductions. Policymakers have a decade to strengthen Social Security—and they should.

New Report Shows We Have Time to Fix the Social Security Program

Policymakers have a decade to strengthen Social Security—and they should. Contrary to some claims, Social Security is not in crisis. In fact, Social

Kim Knackstedt

We are only TWO weeks away from our incredible anniversary event!! Don't forget to register. Info is being updated on the registration page with panelists and more. Super excited about our great lineup. Check it out: eventbrite.com/e/a-year-of-co

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Kim Knackstedt

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Can you believe it?! One year ago in April, we launched the Disability Economic Justice Collaborative, @DEJCollab. Wow, what a year it has been. Now it is time to celebrate. Join us for a virtual panel to talk about progress & the future. Register today! tcf.org/content/event/

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Investing in the care workforce expands state’s capacity to provide better services to more people. This #CareWorkersRecognitionMonth, we're calling for sustainable, longterm investments in the care economy. Read more about how ARPA funds helped #HCBS:

How Three States Made COVID-Relief Investments in Improving Home- and Community-Based Services

Ensuring that people with disabilities can live independently in their communities, with home care provided to maximize equal opportunities, full