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Rachel West

Rachel West is a senior policy analyst at the Center for American Progress’s Poverty to Prosperity Program.

Dec 10, 2017

Latest from Rachel West

Economy & Labor

Eliminating DC’s Tipped Wage Would Reduce Poverty

D.C.’s tipped workers are nearly twice as likely to live in poverty

by: Rachel West &; Katherine Gallagher,; TalkPoverty.org

June 7, 2018

Yes, Replacing Food Stamps With Preselected Boxed Food Is as Bad as It Sounds

It’s hard to believe this proposal is anything but malicious.

by: Rachel West &; Mara Pellittieri,; TalkPoverty.org

February 16, 2018

Economy & Labor

New Study Shows Free School Lunches Boost Earnings

According to new research, free lunch actually has payoffs.

by: Rachel West,; TalkPoverty.org

February 13, 2018

Politics & Elections

For the Cost of the Tax Bill, the US Could Eliminate Child Poverty Twice Over

These policies are obviously cruel.

by: Rachel West,; TalkPoverty.org

December 14, 2017

Education & Youth

Study Shows Kids’ Test Scores Drop When Their Food Stamps Run Out

School is harder to think when you’re hungry.

by: Rachel West,; TalkPoverty.org

October 3, 2017

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