Parts of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act expand government support for families with children, such as increases in the Child Tax Credit and new types of family savings accounts. However, Joshua Gotbaum and Sarah Calame find that many of the law’s most substantial changes will actually reduce help to children, particularly those in working class and poor families.
In a new analysis, they describe some key changes embedded in OBBBA, some related proposals by Democrats, and some improvements that might be made in the future.
A closer look at the data
New research and analysis on responsible AI
The politicization of generative AI. As chatbots powered by large language models become more common, efforts to minimize political bias will be critical to prevent further fracturing of systems along partisan lines and to maintain trust across diverse user bases. In new research, Valerie Wirtschafter and Nitya Nadgir explore how seven chatbots have evolved in response to changing politics and outline steps AI developers can take to minimize bias. Avoiding AI missteps in education. To scale AI in education effectively, leaders must learn from past edtech failures. Brad Olsen and Molly Curtiss Wyss highlight four key pitfalls of over-relying on AI and offer lessons to ensure equity and impact.
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