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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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The One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s (OBBBA’s) changes to the child tax credit (CTC) and other programs, like tax benefits for child care, the adoption tax credit, and tax-advantaged savings accounts for children called “Trump accounts,” are projected to increase tax benefits for children in nominal
Research Report Studying DC's Early Childhood Educator Compensation Program
This technical report documents the steps we took to study the implementation of DC’s early childhood educator (ECE) compensation program in fiscal year 2024. We designed and administered surveys to two groups of respondents in 2024: directors of licensed child care centers eligible to receive
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Setting housing targets can help policymakers create effective strategies that meet their specific supply and affordability needs.
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Enhanced premium tax credits (PTCs), a feature of the Affordable Care Act that have reduced health care costs for millions of people with lower incomes, are due to expire at the end of the year.
Brief Latino Homeowner Risk from Natural Disasters
Our research report, Climate Risks to Latino Homeowners and Communities , finds that Latino homeowners face disproportionate exposure to hazard risks, greater economic losses, and higher community vulnerability, particularly in regions prone to hurricanes, wildfires, and riverine flooding. In this
Brief Rethinking Research for Equity-Oriented Systems Change
This brief explores how research can better support equity-oriented systems change by learning from Cincinnati’s Truth & Equity initiative—a place-based effort to confront structural racism and invest in repair. Drawing on in-depth interviews with seven local leaders, it offers insights into how
Graphic explaining the Prison Research and Innovation Network (PRIN), a consortium of five pilot sites in Colorado, Delaware, Iowa, Missouri, and Vermont
Report is the first in a final series of publications planned for 2025, concluding the Prison Research and Innovation Initiative (PRII), a six-year effort engaging incarcerated people and corrections staff in research, testing reforms, and conducting surveys inside correctional facilities across