.Kristin Blagg: “A bachelor’s degree can change a person’s earning trajectory more dramatically than a high school diploma, but interventions to support high school graduation are likely to help more people.” urbn.is/3QkhdCj

Emily Gutierrez: "It's going to be harder to take something away from families than it is to decide to give it to them in the first place." (via Stephanie Hughes) urbn.is/3AxmnoU

From Jason Cohn & Cait Young: The proposed changes could speed up the path to homeownership for some student loan borrowers—particularly borrowers of color—by lowering DTI ratios, allowing them to save more for down payments, & improving credit histories urbn.is/3BFLvum

1/5 The Urban Institute's annual Kids' Share report has always been a favorite of mine - and this year, I joined the team! @CaryTLou , hannah 🌸 , and team find that once again, taxes are an enormous piece of spending on kids. Let's dig into this. urban.org/research/publi…

The New America Ed team is hiring! Come join us to work on the intersection of safety net/higher ed issues, student loans, accountability, and more! newamerica.applytojob.com/apply/VT2qSYld…

.@CaryTLou in Route Fifty: Maintaining support for children is critical, even during crises or economic distress, "because we know these programs have a positive long term impact on children and for the overall economy." urbn.is/3EolpOp

#JUSTPUBLISHED - A new report from Urban Institute and FHLBankSF examines the complex role student loans play in the racial homeownership gap. urbn.is/3DULK4D

New Urban Institute paper: Measuring tuition-to-earnings instead of a debt-to-earnings for higher education accountability (i.e. the gainful employment regulation). urban.org/research/publi…

Cool job alert: jobs.nd.edu/postings/32067 Lab for Economic Opportunities (LEO) is hiring for 3 research associate positions -- 1 starts now, & 2 to start in the summer. Use your analysis/coding/mgmt skills to fight poverty through rigorous research, identifying promising programs & policies! Job closes 10/6

🚨Job market paper thread! 🚨 Using an RD design and admin TX data, I estimate the effects of college transfers. I find negative earnings returns for marginal students who transfer from 2-yr to 4-yr colleges or 4-yr nonflagship to flagship college. users.ssc.wisc.edu/~lmmiller22/Mi…

House Republicans' proposed loan repayment plan would be a significant change from existing IDR options. Kristin Blagg Jason Delisle and I looked at what it would do to monthly and total payments, effects for families, and who could be better or worse off: urban.org/research/publi…