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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.
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?Why and how companies should invest tax savings to improve workers’ skills It will take more than new plants and temporary bonuses to sustain long-term improvements in workers’ earnings.What have we learned from three studies of private school choice? Research on private school choice has focused on short-term outcomes like test scores and parent satisfaction.To face an epidemic of preventable chronic illness, we need more than doctors Urban's inaugural Janice Nittoli Practitioner Fellow Manmeet Kaur started City Health Works to address an urgent lack of chronic disease care management.For Americans with criminal records, the fight to ensure full voting rights continues Florida has been particularly aggressive in denying voting rights to people with felony convictions.Despite the racial wealth gap, black philanthropy is strong Black families are choosing to prioritize philanthropy despite structural barriers to building wealth.