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Job Market and Labor Force

More Than 250,000 Mothers Could Start Working through Expanded Child Care Subsides

A hypothetical expansion of child care subsidies could raise family incomes and reduce child poverty.
Race and Ethnicity

How Can We Overcome Inequities in Who Owns Small Businesses?

Chicago’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund creates and grows entrepreneurs in underserved commercial corridors.
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Detroit Shows How Placemaking Can Undo Neighborhood Segregation

Placemaking can encourage investments in communities through targeted economic development.
Crime and Justice

What Teachers Should Know about Students with Incarcerated Family Members

Research shows that having an incarcerated parent worsens children’s outcomes.
Children

Expanding Child Care Subsidies Could Serve Two Million Additional Children

Our current child care system leaves many families unable to find or pay for high-quality child care.
Housing and Housing Finance

Evicting Mixed-Status Families Won’t Make Housing Assistance Waiting Lists Disappear

In May, HUD proposed making families with mixed immigration status ineligible for public housing or housing choice vouchers.
Housing and Housing Finance

Can We Deregulate Ourselves out of the Affordable Housing Crisis?

President Trump recently signed an executive order seeking to identify the effects of restrictive zoning laws.
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

How Corporations Can Boost Their Affordable Housing Investments

Google recently announced a $1 billion investment in affordable housing in the Bay Area.
Health and Health Policy

How Can Insurers and Payers Raise Treatment Rates for Parents with Opioid and Other Substance Use Disorders?

Fewer than one in three parents with opioid use disorder have received treatment.
Job Market and Labor Force

Corporations Have Led on LGBTQ Workplace Inclusion, but Many Challenges Remain

20 percent of LGBTQ Americans report experiencing discrimination when applying for jobs.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

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