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We can't wait to see everyone on December 12th at Market Lounge. Reserve your spot to join us now!

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Celebrate with Us, Boston! Connecting Roosevelters Beyond Graduation

How do we make Boston more attractive for families?

A City Without Children Who needs those pesky strollers on the T? Turns out, we all do.

Check out this candidate comparison from Roosevelt Forward that focuses on issues important to the Rewrite the Rules agenda. What do you think about these promises? Are they realistic? How will the candidates' policies affect inequality in America?

Where do Clinton and Trump stand on rewriting the rules of our economy? - Roosevelt Forward At the beginning of this election season, the Roosevelt Institute challenged all candidates to rewrite the rules of the economy to promote growth and shared prosperity. Now it’s time to see where they stand. Today we are releasing a new candidate comparison based on the Rewriting the Rules agenda. …

Here's some positive news: the achievement gap is closing among young children. There are signs that early childhood education programs are making a real difference.

Study: Poor Kindergartners Are Catching Up After years of growth, the kindergarten readiness gap between low- and high-income children decreased.

A new report out last week from the Congressional Budget Office shows growing wealth inequality in American families. The CBO also found an increase in debt from student loans and underwater mortgages.

Trends in Family Wealth, 1989 to 2013 From 1989 to 2013, family wealth grew at significantly different rates for different segments of the U.S. population, and the distribution among the nation’s families was more unequal in 2013 than it had been in 1989.