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West Virginia’s July flash floods show how rural disasters bring distinct challenges that require tailored responses.
While relocating, Urban researchers dust off works of seminal research Bodies of game-changing research often started with a single question.The college admissions scandal shows the US is far from a meritocracy The scandal represents a new extreme of a flawed system that benefits wealthy families.Is income inequality a good measure of equity in cities? Income inequality may be a good measure of equity at the national level, where borders are more rigid and migration is difficult, but it is not as useful at the city level.District size affects estimates of equity in K–12 funding, but better measures might be on the way New efforts at collecting school-level data could eventually give researchers a more universal measurement of school funding progressivity.In Kentucky, apprenticeships in the public sector open new opportunities The Kentucky programs have operated for less than a year, but each apprenticeship examined by Urban researchers demonstrates tangible, practical benefits.
