The shortage of both child care and affordable housing are issues affecting low-income families across the country, and finding solutions for both can move these families toward economic stability. BPC calls on the early childhood field to work with housing experts to identify cross-sectoral solutions, and states to consider the needs of low-income families.

This week’s episode gives you the latest on the Iowa Caucuses, a review of the State of the Union and the economy, and why it’s important to start thinking about your retirement.

A new BPC/Morning Consult poll confirms what many already assume—that student debt negatively impacts borrowers’ lives in various ways and that better information is needed to inform their decision-making. Unsurprisingly, millennial borrowers face outsized challenges.