Urban Institute: Press Releases http://www.urban.org/Pressroom/releases.cfm Urban Institute reports on: Press Releases - The Urban Institute is a nonprofit nonpartisan policy research and educational organization established to examine the social, economic, and governance problems facing the nation. en-us Copyright 2009 Urban Institute http://backend.userland.com/rss Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:40:00 EST Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/images/UI_logo_29x29.jpg 29 29 http://www.urban.org <![CDATA[Children of Immigrants: A Statistical Snapshot]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901294&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Policy Polymath Eugene Steuerle Returns to the Urban Institute]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901295&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 30 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rising Tide of Foreclosures and Mortage Delinquencies Will Add Turmoil to Metro DC Housing Market and Families' Lives : Pressures Mount for Prime Loans and Minorities]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901293&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 28 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[City Backs D.C. Public Safety Research Center to Be Housed at the Urban Institute]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901289&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 25 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Nancy La Vigne to Head the Urban Institute's Justice Policy Center]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901287&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Transformation of Affordable-Housing Policy Illuminated in New Historical Analysis]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901282&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New Research Explores the Sometimes Rough Road to Adulthood]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901280&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 27 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Interactive Website Details the Lives of Children of Immigrants]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901279&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Foster Youth Fall Through the Cracks Between the Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice Systems]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901276&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Rich with Insights on Child Welfare, New Book Maps Out Organizational Change and Children's Policy Reforms]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901270&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Most-Detailed Statistical Scan of D.C. Youth Is Presented in "On the Road to Adulthood"]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901267&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 25 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Experiences of Exprisoners in Houston Analyzed in New Reports]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901266&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 24 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Facts and Findings about Foreclosures, Families, and Communities]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901264&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[10 Young Scholars Named to the Urban Institute's Summer Academy]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901262&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Political Claims Get a Reality Check in "Policy and Evidence in a Partisan Age"]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901255&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 28 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Youngest Children Are Underrepresented in Federal Budget]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901249&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Susan Popkin to Head the Urban Institute's New Program on Neighborhoods and Youth Development]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901248&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 22 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Fresh Ideas On Work-Life Balance Explored in New Book]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901243&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 26 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tax-Law Expert Demystifies the 100-Year-Old Corporate Tax]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901238&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 13 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Boundaries Between Nonprofits and Business Are Increasingly Blurred, Scholars Say]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901209&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 14 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Recession and Recovery: Facts and Forecasts]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901208&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Experts Debate How to Remedy the Thorny Tangle of Race and Public Housing]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901207&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scholars Say Asset Building is Vital to Economic Well-Being of Low-Income Familes]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901203&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Margery Austin Turner to be Vice President for Research at the Urban Institute; Maida Schifter Appointed Corporate Secretary]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901204&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 09 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Policy Primer Demystifies Federal Afforable Housing Programs]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901201&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids Having Kids Unravels the Complex Consequences of Teen Parenthood for Individuals and Society]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901199&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Scholars Delve Into How Money, Family Structure, and Culture Influence Care of the Elderly]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901196&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[International-Taxation Scholar Rosanne Altshuler to Become Co-Director of the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901191&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Job Market for Aging Boomers Will Favor Brains Over Brawn]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901187&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Social Scientists Recommend New Safety Net for Low-Income Familes]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901186&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 16 Jul 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Kids to Receive Declining Share of Federal Spending]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901182&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Tue, 24 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Tax Policy Center Establishes "Opportunity Fund" to Support Tax System Research and Analysis]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901180&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[DNA More Effective Than Fingerprints in Solving Property Crimes]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901179&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 16 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Urban Institute's Summer Academy Welcomes Its First Class of Undergraduate Scholars]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901175&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Increased Collaboration Between Jails and Communities Can Improve the Return of Inmates to Society]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901170&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 15 May 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Book Probes Tax issues Facing the Next President and Congress, Offers Policy Lessons]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901169&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 14 May 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA["Disturbing Levels of CEO Dissatisfaction With Board Performance" at Midsize Nonprofits, Study Finds]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901165&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 08 May 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New Edition of Nonprofit Almanac Offers Detailed Portrait of an Expanding Sector]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901164&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 02 May 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Bush-Era Tax Cuts Depart From History of America War Finance]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901162&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Massachusetts Inmates Report High Use of Prison Program, But Face Postrelease Challenges With Substance Abuse and Limited Employment]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901163&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 30 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Despite Little Experience, Teach for America Educators Outpace Veterans in Drawing Achievement from Students]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901157&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 27 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[As D.C. Housing Market Slows, Affordability Concerns Remain]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901156&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 26 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Each Death Sentence in Maryland Costs $3 Million, Finds Groundbreaking Study]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901153&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 06 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Health Problems, Common Among Former Prisoners, Hamper Their Successful Return to Society]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901150&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[New Report Identifies Characteristics That Drive Foundation Spending Patterns : Findings Based on the First Long-Term Study of Foundation Expenses and Compensation]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901145&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Margaret Simms Receives the Samuel Z. Westerfield Award]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901137&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Fri, 04 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[In Pursuit of Assistance, Children with Disabilities Face Complex, Fragmented Service System]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901136&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Dire Future for Local Governments If Revenue-Raising Powers Are Not Fixed]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901135&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Mon, 17 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[Will Boomer Retirees Form a New Army of Volunteers?]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901134&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST <![CDATA[High Prices and Demographic Shifts Will Test Metro D.C.'s Ability to House Residents with Special Needs]]> http://www.urban.org/url.cfm?id=901131&RSSFeed=UI_PressRelease.xml paffairs@urban.org ( The Urban Institute ) Thu, 29 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST