Our Clients in the Headlines

Futures Without Violence

CPAC Sign Complains Domestic Violence Definition Is Ruining Families (Newsweek, February 23, 2024)

MomsRising

Child care, PTO and upskilling: Moms share what they need to succeed (Employee Benefit News, February 21, 2024)

Afterschool Alliance

Funding for after-school programs boosted (Rochester Beacon, February 19, 2024)


MomsRising

State asks for help promoting New Hampshire's Paid Family Medical Leave program (New Hampshire Public Radio, January 12, 2024)

The Million Girls Moonshot

Meet this Honolulu teen encouraging other girls to pursue STEM careers (Hawaiʻi Public Radio, December 28, 2023)


Afterschool Alliance

How Districts Can Keep After-School and Summer Learning Alive After ESSER Dries Up (Education Week, December 4, 2023)

Futures Without Violence

San Francisco Shop Owner Responds to Hate Crime With Message of Love (New York Times, November 6, 2023)


Afterschool Alliance

SCPS keeps Lights On for rally (The Sentinel-News, November 1, 2023)



Futures Without Violence

Labor Day 2023: a time to reflect on creating an equal workforce for all (Chicago Sun-Times, September 4, 2023)


Afterschool Alliance

The need, demand, and value of learning outside of school hours (Working Nation, August 30, 2023)

Afterschool Alliance

After-school programs can change a kid’s life. I should know. They changed mine (Tri-City Herald, August 29, 2023)

Afterschool Alliance

Schools respond to mental health crisis by connecting students (Chicago Sun-Times, July 31, 2023)


Futures Without Violence

There’s a “cliff coming” for victim services (National Journal, July 27, 2023)

Afterschool Alliance

Support Students’ Academic and Social-Emotional Needs (EducationWeek, June 8, 2023)


The Institute for College Access & Success

New report finds enrollment and state funding at Pennsylvania colleges continue to decline (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 5, 2023)

MomsRising

Moms take kids to Congress to push paid leave, child care bills (Good Morning America, May 18, 2023)

Afterschool Alliance

Want to Stop Learning Loss? Send Your Kid to Summer Camp (Word In Black, May 2, 2023)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Student loan servicers cut customer service hours ahead of payment restart (CNN, April 30, 2023)

MomsRising

Florida at Center of Debate as School Book Bans Surge Nationally (New York Times, April 22, 2023)


The Institute for College Access & Success

With Biden's student loan debt forgiveness in limbo, lawmakers consider colleges' role (USA Today, March 23, 2023)

Afterschool Alliance

Are we finally getting after-school programs right? (The AFRO, February 10, 2023)


MomsRising

Latest wave of mass shootings sparks new debate over U.S. gun access (PBS NewsHour, January 25, 2023)

MomsRising

New Hampshire moms need congress to restore the expanded child tax credit (New Hampshire Union Leader, December 8, 2022)


Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool and summer innovation help make up for lost learning time (Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, December 7, 2022)

Afterschool Alliance

After-School Programs Have More Funding But Staffing And Enrollment Remain Challenges (Honolulu Civil Beat, November 30, 2022)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Supporting Student Parents Is an Equity Imperative (Inside Higher Ed, November 23, 2022)

MomsRising

DC’s faith communities rally to protect bused-in immigrants (Religion News Service, November 22, 2022)


Futures Without Violence

Colorado Springs nonprofit receives $125,000 to address, prevent hate crimes (The Gazette, November 1, 2022)

MomsRising

Low-wage workers bear financial burden of denied abortions (PBS NewsHour, October 26, 2022)


Afterschool Alliance

Jefferson Elementary celebrates 'Lights on Afterschool Week' with the governor (Independent Record, October 19, 2022)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Borrowing to pay for college? Focus on your needs, experts say (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, October 4, 2022)

MomsRising

The harsh reality conservatives refuse to acknowledge (CNN, September 15, 2022)


Futures Without Violence

Incidents call attention to violence against women in military (NewsNation, September 15, 2022)

Afterschool Alliance

Black Families Report High Unmet Demand, Barriers to Entry for After School Programs (Word In Black, September 12, 2022)

The Institute for College Access & Success

President Biden’s targeted student debt cancellation helps, but the next generation needs a path to a debt-free degree (Hechinger Report, August 31, 2022)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Grad PLUS Loans: Everything You Need to Know (U. S. News & World Report, August 17, 2022)


The Institute for College Access & Success

What to Know as the Pause on Student Loans Is Set to Expire (New York Times, August 12, 2022)

Futures Without Violence

Gabby Petito's family announces $100K donation to domestic violence hotline (ABC News, August 4, 2022)


MomsRising

Will abortion be on more state ballots after Kansas vote? (Associated Press, August 4, 2022)

Futures Without Violence

n Arbitrator Left Deshaun Watson’s Fate to the N.F.L. Commissioner (New York Times, August 2, 2022)


Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool programs set students up for academic success (Cleveland.com, July 24, 2022)

Afterschool Alliance

A cultural bridge to artistic and high-tech success (Seattle Times, July 20, 2022)


Futures Without Violence

N.F.L. Players Pay a Small Price When Accused of Violence Against Women (New York Times, July 13, 2022)

Afterschool Alliance

Why Black Students Thrive in Summer Camp (Atlanta Tribune, June 28, 2022)

Afterschool Alliance

Grant helps expand out-of-school programs for South Dakota’s Indian Reservations (Dakota News Now, June 21, 2022)


MomsRising

The Wrong Formula (Marie Claire, May 26, 2022)


Futures Without Violence

Amber Heard, Johnny Depp and who we choose to believe (USA Today, May 23, 2022)

The Institute for College Access & Success

High schoolers think student loans are risky, and they’re forgoing billions of dollars in aid (Fortune, May 6, 2022)


MomsRising

Moms across the US demand change ahead of Mother's Day (Good Morning America, May 6, 2022)

Futures Without Violence

Chanel Miller Is Breaking Into the Fashion World (Marie Claire, April 4, 2022)

Afterschool Alliance

MacKenzie Scott Gives Girls & Boys Clubs of America $281 Million (The Chronicle of Philanthropy, March 17, 2022)


MomsRising

This Equal Pay Day, let's smash the maternal wall (CNN, March 15, 2022)

Futures Without Violence

Solutions For the Most Dangerous Part of Pregnancy: Violence in the Home (California Health Report, March 9, 2022)

Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool Programs Coping With Staff Shortages That Are Serious And Worsening (Markets Herald, Jan 29, 2022)


Futures Without Violence

McDonald’s Workers Are Setting Up Their Own Sexual Harassment Training (Vice News, Jan 25, 2022)

The Institute for College Access & Success

AG Kwame Raoul announces student debt settlement with Navient (Chicago Sun Times, Jan 13, 2022)


Afterschool Alliance

Vast Unmet Demand For Afterschool Among Rural Black Children (Harlem World Magazine, Dec 14, 2021)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Biden's free college plan never happened. Are debt-free degrees the answer to student loan crisis? (USA Today, Nov 19, 2021)

MomsRising

It's shameful that paid leave is stuck in limbo (CNN, Oct 29, 2021)


Afterschool Alliance

Q&A: Afterschool Alliance’s Jodi Grant on the pandemic’s silver lining (Youth Today, Oct 18, 2021)


Afterschool Alliance

Opportunities for afterschool students to learn STEM skills not increasing (Vermont Business Magazine, Aug 18, 2021)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Colleges tap into stimulus funds to wipe unpaid fees for low-income students (Fortune, Aug 1, 2021)


The Institute for College Access & Success

4 Questions About Student Loans, Answered (New York Times, June 24, 2021)


MomsRising

Latinas left workforce at highest rate, see slow recovery (AP News, June 16, 2021)

Afterschool Alliance

Study: 2.3 Million Black Students Lack Access To Summer Learning Programs (Seattle Medium, June 10, 2021)

Afterschool Alliance

Many children lack access to summer programs in Allegheny County, study says (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, May 31, 2021)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Interest Rates on Federal Student Loans Will Rise in July (New York Times, May 28, 2021)


The Institute for College Access & Success

You Still Have Time to Ask Colleges for More Financial Aid (New York Times, April 23, 2021)



The Institute for College Access & Success

Major expansion of Cal Grant financial aid proposed for state’s college students (Los Angeles Time, Feb 23. 2021)


Afterschool Alliance

Investments in after-school STEM programs pay off (Crain’s Chicago Business, Feb 17, 2021)

MomsRising

Working Moms Are Struggling. Here’s What Would Help. (New York Times, Feb 4, 2021)


Afterschool Alliance

Thousands of Dallas children are in need of after-school care, survey finds (Dallas Morning News, Feb 2, 2021)

Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool programs helping prepare children for STEAM-related careers (Powell Tribune, Jan 21, 2021)


The Institute for College Access & Success

After Biden request, Education Department extends pause on federal student loan payments through September (Washington Post, Jan 20, 2021)

MomsRising

This Is What Childcare Could Look Like (Jezebel.com, Jan 1, 2021)


The Institute for College Access & Success

How Biden’s Education Department will tackle pandemic and Trump-era policies (PBS, Dec 29, 2020)

The Institute for College Access & Success

The debate over Joe Biden canceling student debt, explained (Vox, Dec 28, 2020)


MomsRising

Working moms are not okay (The Washington Post, Oct 30, 2020)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Why 2020 Is Different for Student Loan Payments (The New York Times, Oct 23, 2020)

Afterschool Alliance

Keeping after school programs alive in the pandemic (WJLA Good Morning Washington, Oct 22, 2020)


The Institute for College Access & Success

It’s Time To Double The Pell Grant (Forbes, Sept 24, 2020)

MomsRising

Virtual Learning = Real Life Challenge (Carolina Public Press, Sept 1, 2020)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Student loans may be needed now more than ever. Here’s how to navigate the options (CNBC, Aug 17, 2020)

MomsRising

The ‘Rage Moms’ Democrats Are Counting On (The New York Times, Aug 17, 2020)


Afterschool Alliance

Back-to-school: The approach Congress should support (The Hill, Aug 11, 2020)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Study looks at college financial aid applications, sees drop from majority Black schools (Detroit Free Press, Aug 10, 2020)

Afterschool Alliance

There Are Other Options Besides Reopening Schools (The Atlantic, July 31, 2020)


Futures Without Violence

Washington N.F.L. Harassment Report Shocked Many, but Not Women (The New York Times, July 17, 2020)

Afterschool Alliance

Medical experts: Children must return to school (HudsonValley360.com, June 30, 2020)


Futures Without Violence

Aurora Perrineau, Chanel Miller Team Up with GoFundMe to Help Fight Domestic Violence (People Magazine, June 30, 2020)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Democrats fail to override Trump veto on student loan policy (ABC News, June 26, 2020)


Futures Without Violence

When “Stay-at-Home” is Not an Option: Domestic Violence in the Time of COVID-19 (CitiesSpeak, June 11, 2020)

Afterschool Alliance

As summer camps prepare to reopen, parents wonder if there’s room for their kids (The Washington Post, June 7, 2020)


Afterschool Alliance

High expectations for summer programs as learning gaps predicted to grow (Education Dive, May 28, 2020)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Interest Rate on Federal College Loans Is About to Hit a Record Low (The New York Times, May 22, 2020)

The Institute for College Access & Success

The ‘Public’ in Public College Could Be Endangered (The New York Times, May 5, 2020)


The Institute for College Access & Success

3 ways community colleges can support students during the coronavirus crisis (Education Dive, March 19, 2020)


Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Paid Leave Vs. The Pandemic (NPR, March 17, 2020)

MomsRising

10 ways to honor the work of motherhood during Women’s History Month (Washington Post, March 13, 2020)

Futures Without Violence

Domestic violence rally speakers focus on women of color during 2020 event (Wyoming Tribune Eagle, March 8, 2020)


The Institute for College Access & Success

A new state bill could challenge key interstate distance learning pact (Education Dive, March 4, 2020)


Futures Without Violence

Texting Trauma: Many Teens Suffer 'Digital Dating Abuse' (U.S. News & World Report, Feb 19, 2020)

Afterschool Alliance

YMCA, Google help parents ‘Be Internet Awesome’ (The Mercury News, Feb 16, 2020)


National Partnership for Women & Families

It's time for paid leave for all (The Hill, Jan 28, 2020)

Afterschool Alliance

De Blasio and City Council begin universal after-school push (Amsterdam News, Jan 23, 2020)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Don’t get caught by surprise by this deadline if you’re paying off student loans (MarketWatch, Jan 23, 2020)


Afterschool Alliance

Advocates in Olympia Urging Support for Youth-Development Programs (Public News Service, Jan 21, 2020)

Futures Without Violence

Pitt study shows coach-taught program helps middle school boys change behavior with girls (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Jan 14,2020)


MomsRising

Most US workers still pay price of no paid parental leave (Associated Press, Dec 22, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

This Teacher Makes $40,000 A Year. This Lawyer Makes $210,000 A Year. That Explains The American Economy. (Buzzfeednews.com, Dec 19, 2019)


The Institute for College Access & Success

House Democrats Unveil Plan to Make College More Affordable (The New York Times, Oct 15, 2019)


National Partnership for Women & Families

Elizabeth Warren says she was fired for being pregnant, but such discrimination remains a widespread problem (MarketWatch, Oct 15, 2019)

MomsRising

The Child-Care Crisis Threatens To Harm A Third Generation Of My Latinx Family (https://www.romper.com/p/the-child-care-crisis-threatens-to-harm-a-third-generation-of-my-latinx-family-19198474, Oct 8, 2019)

Afterschool Alliance

Abigail Swanger Chosen to Elite Class of 15 ‘Afterschool Ambassadors’ in America (High County Press, Oct 1, 2019)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Two-Thirds of College Students Take On Debt, but Amount Is Rising More Slowly (The New York Times, Sept 27, 2019)

MomsRising

Trump’s Agenda is Taking a Terrible Toll on Mothers (Ms Magazine, Sept 11, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

DeVos issues new loan forgiveness rule for swindled students (AP News, Aug 30, 2019)


National Partnership for Women & Families

McDonald’s offering harassment training to all US workers (Sacramento Bee, Aug 28, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Nearly 100,000 millennials in the Sacramento area live at home. Why your kids can’t move out (Sacramento Bee, Aug 1, 2019)



Afterschool Alliance

Deal boosts funding for after-school programs (Salem News, July 22, 2019)

National Partnership for Women & Families

Divided Over Abortion, but Joining Forces for Women’s Workplace Rights (New York Times, July 12, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Career training regulations protect students and taxpayers. But the Trump administration is abolishing them. (The Washington Post, July 1, 2019)


MomsRising

Options to help parents with child care during the summer (WXYZ-TV, June 21, 2019)

National Partnership for Women & Families

Time to make government more family-friendly (The San Mateo Daily Journal, June 18, 2019)


Afterschool Alliance

Take the ‘Afterschool for All’ Challenge Today (MomsRising.org, June 12, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Pete Buttigieg has $130,000 in student loan debt—here’s where he stands on the issue (CNBC, June 11, 2019)

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Breaking Up Facebook Is Easier Said Than Done (Bloomberg, May 10, 2019)


MomsRising

The Rise of the Warrior Mom (Ms. Magazine, May 10, 2019)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Before Deciding on a College, Look Closely at the Financial Aid Letter (New York Times, April 19, 2019)

Washington Center for Equitable Growth

The left should resist the siren song of ‘modern monetary theory’ (Washington Post, April 19, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

What students can learn from the days before college loans (Washington Post, April 4, 2019)



The Institute for College Access & Success

Do Limits On Student Loan Borrowing Lower College Costs? A Policy Expert Weighs In (Bustle, March 19, 2019)

National Partnership for Women & Families

The Fight to End the Hyde Amendment Has Finally Come to the U.S. Senate (Rewire.com, March 13, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Alexander's Loan-Repayment Overhaul (Inside Higher Ed, Feb 19, 2019)


National Partnership for Women & Families

The Health 202: Ivanka Trump pushes 'bipartisan agreement' on paid family leave (Washington Post, Feb 13, 2019)


National Partnership for Women & Families

Meghan Markle May Be Taking an Alternative Approach to Childbirth (Vogue, Feb 5, 2019)

MomsRising

At Last! TN Gov. Haslam Frees Cyntoia (Tennessee Tribune, Jan 10, 2019)


National Partnership for Women & Families

A California Dream for Paid Leave Has an Old Problem: How to Pay for It (New York Times, Jan 6, 2019)

The Institute for College Access & Success

‘Free’ community college is great marketing, questionable economics (San Francisco Chronicle, Dec 22, 2018)


Futures Without Violence

Ending Violence Against Women is Possible and Urgent (Council on Foreign Relations, Dec 6, 2018)

Afterschool Alliance

When schools work closely with after-school programs, all parties benefit (Education Dive, Dec 5, 2018)

National Partnership for Women & Families

Bumped Out (GOVERNING , Dec 2018)


The Institute for College Access & Success

You were right to take out student loans, says author of 'I Will Teach You To Be Rich' (CNBC, Nov 28, 2018)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Here’s how the midterm election results could affect student-loan borrowers (Market Watch, Nov 8, 2018)


Afterschool Alliance

Why Poughkeepsie is rallying for after-school programs (Poughkeepsie Journal, Oct 26, 2018)


Afterschool Alliance

Atlanta Teens Survey Teens for Lights On Afterschool Event (Youth Today, Oct 25, 2018)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Most parents and students have no idea how much college really costs (CNBC, Oct 16, 2018)


Afterschool Alliance

Congress saves after-school funding for low-income children in South Dakota (Sioux Falls Argus Leader, Oct 11, 2018)

National Partnership for Women & Families

Five myths about the burden of family leave on business (CNBC, Sept 27, 2018)


The Institute for College Access & Success

New Phone-Friendly Version of Financial Aid Form Is Coming Out (New York Times, September 7, 2018)

Afterschool Alliance

Why Does the School Day End Two Hours Before the Workday? (The Atlantic, September 5, 2018)


National Partnership for Women & Families

Microsoft to Contractors: Give New Parents Paid Leave (New York Times, August 31, 2018)

Futures Without Violence

This is why workplace harassment training is so ineffective (ThinkProgress, July 25, 2018)


National Partnership for Women & Families

How the slow sabotage of Obamacare may hurt America’s breastfeeding rate (Vox, July 16, 2018)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Just Out of College? Now Is the Time to Take Stock of Your Finances (New York Times, July 6, 2018)


National Partnership for Women & Families

If High Court Reverses Roe v. Wade, 22 States Likely To Ban Abortion (NPR, July 10, 2018)

National Partnership for Women & Families

Teens face a gender pay gap, too. Here’s how to help them navigate it (Washington Post, June 12, 2018)

MomsRising

Why Washington is one of the worst places to be black and pregnant (Washington Post, June 16, 2018)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Congress needs to lift restrictions on collecting college student data (Washington Post, June 14, 2018)

The Institute for College Access & Success

A generation of college grads buried in student loan debt (Chicago Sun-times, June 2, 2018)


The Institute for College Access & Success

A government student-loan website may soon treat private loan companies more favorably (MarketWatch, June 1, 2018)

MomsRising

Why is today celebrated as Moms Equal Pay Day? (GMA, May 30, 2018)


The Institute for College Access & Success

A Student Debt Payment Plan That Saves Now, Yet Costs More Later (New York Times, May 4, 2018)

Afterschool Alliance

After-School Funding Remains on Thin Ice (Education Week, May 15, 2018)

National Partnership for Women & Families

Here's How Much the Royal Baby's Birth Cost, Compared to the Average American's (Money Magazine, April 23, 2018)


Afterschool Alliance

Many youths benefit from after-school programs (Yakima Herald-Republic, April 24, 2018)

The Institute for College Access & Success

College’s First Test: How to Pay for It (New York Times, April 24, 2018)


National Partnership for Women & Families

Equal Pay Day: How does your state stack up on pay equity for women? (USA Today, April 10, 2018)

MomsRising

Six months of #MeToo: Hopes are high for lasting impact (Associated Press, March 31, 2018)

Afterschool Alliance

Afterschool suppers are a game-changer for reducing childhood hunger (The Hill, March 29, 2018)


MomsRising

Despite gains, ‘motherhood penalty’ persists (Boston Globe, March 13, 2018)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Trump Administration Tells States to Stop Regulating Federal Student Loans (Wall Street Journal, March 9, 2018)

Afterschool Alliance

After-school Programs on Trump’s Chopping Block Once Again (Youth Today, February 13, 2018)


The Institute for College Access & Success

Trump and DeVos call for massive cuts to college student aid programs (Washington Post, February 13, 2018)

Futures Without Violence

Rob Porter allegations detail common traits of domestic abuse, experts say (NBC News, February 9, 2018)

Futures Without Violence

Treating Domestic Violence As A Medical Problem (Kaiser Health News, January 29, 2018)


National Partnership for Women & Families

Walmart Announces Incomplete Paid Leave Policy for Employees (Slate, January 12, 2018)

The Institute for College Access & Success

Trump talked tough but hasn’t reined in college tuition (Politico, December 28, 2017)


National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

'Problematic': OMB Ignores Clinical Nurse Specialists' Request (HealthLeaders Media, December 5, 2017)

National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists

My Ideal Role: A Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist (Medscape, December 1, 2017)


Afterschool Alliance

After-school STEM programs inspire kids to keep learning (PBS NewsHour, November 14, 2017)

Afterschool Alliance

After Trump Fight, After-School Programs Are Celebrated (Black Enterprise, October 26, 2017)


Institute for College Access and Success

Student Loan Defaults Rise - What To Do Now (Forbes, October 6, 2017)