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Urban’s researchers partner with state and local leaders to provide the evidence, tools, and support they need to improve lives and strengthen communities. This work includes strategic advising to translate research into action, program evaluations to measure effectiveness, and research and data analysis to inform decisionmaking. Our experts develop custom data tools and modeling to support equitable resource allocation and lead community-engaged research and convenings to ensure policies reflect local priorities.

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Brief Children's Environment and Behavior: High Engagement in School
Children's future economic status and productivity in the workforce are determined in part by their performance in school. Research has shown that children and adolescents who are highly engaged in school perform better in terms of test scores, attendance, and advancement from grade to grade
Brief Children's Environment and Behavior: Children Born Outside of Marriage
Between 1978 and 1996, the number of babies born to unmarried women doubled, from just over 500,000 to over 1.2 million. Although this dramatic rate of increase has slowed in recent years, 32 percent of all U.S. births are still to unmarried women. These children are more likely to be poor than
Brief Children's Environment and Behavior: Family Structure
Most American children live in two-parent families, whether biological or adoptive. Many children, however, do not live with both of their biological parents. Divorce and separation, births outside of marriage, remarriages, and child abuse or neglect are among the reasons these children spend at
Brief Health: Children and Nonelderly Adults with No Usual Source of Health Care
People who lack a regular source of health care may not receive services when they need them, leading to missed diagnoses, untreated conditions, and adverse health outcomes. Maintaining regular contact with a health services provider can be difficult for low-income people, who are less likely to
Brief Income and Hardship: Food Concerns and Affordability
Most Americans eat regularly, without fear of running out of food because they lack money. In some households, however, limited buying power produces uncertainty about--and interruptions in--the availability of food. These situations heighten stress and can cause hunger or even poor nutrition.