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To use AI tools effectively, local leaders must optimize documents and information for AI, implement guardrails, and rely on human expertise to evaluate risks and benefits.
Graduate students are taking on less debt, but some groups still borrow disproportionately Average annual borrowing is about three times as high for graduate students as for undergraduates.Three steps to leverage data and technology to help low-income residents Organizations seeking to improve communities often stay in their lane and don’t recognize data and technology as powerful tools.How does your county fare in accessing federal community development funding? A new data tool shows which counties are doing better at accessing federal funds.Rapid response philanthropy can help multiple organizations support families at the border Community foundations are well suited to receive large influxes of capital to then distribute to diverse organizations.Using evidence to accelerate solutions Researchers must advance evidence-based solutions to the challenges facing our changing workforce and social fabric.Better data are key to helping states meet the needs of LGBTQI people Despite progress toward collecting data on the LGBTQI population, there is still a long way to go.