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Easing the affordability crisis and increasing economic security requires policies that both reduce costs and boost workers’ earnings.
States can lead the way in making college affordable Many states are developing innovative strategies to break down financial barriers for students.How would LBJ seek to solve the problem of poverty today? In 1968, Lyndon B. Johnson founded the Urban Institute to gauge the effectiveness of the War on Poverty.To explain changes in the homeownership rate, look beyond demographic trends In 2015, the national homeownership rate declined to 62.7 percent, below the level 30 years prior.Unequal access to calculus could hinder low-income and black students Recent Urban Institute analysis shows that 1 in 5 black students attend schools that don’t offer calculus.In 1968, we missed a chance to reform policing—but it's not too late The Kerner Commission Report sought to understand the occurrence of civil disorders during the summer of 1967.How social media data can give us a fresh take on segregation Do Chicago residents’ use of social media reflect or overcome segregated patterns in their city?
