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New Title IX rules will help ensure pregnant and parenting students are aware of their rights and will hold colleges to a higher standard so parents can meet their educational goals.
Equitable Climate Migration Planning Requires New Evidence and Investments Three things climate migration researchers, planners, and funders need to know to meet climate migrants’ diverse needs and prepare communities to receive them.Lessons from the American Rescue Plan Act to Inform the Proposed $20 Billion Innovation Fund for Housing Expansion To address the affordable housing shortage, policymakers should consider creating more flexible funding oppportunities that allow localities to easily address their communities’ specific housing needs.No Single Policy Will Increase Housing Affordability. We Need a Comprehensive Strategy. We need both changes in local land-use policy and increases in subsidies for low-income renters to respond to varying housing market conditions.The State of Data Disaggregation for Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Groups Recent federal efforts to disaggregate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander data have led to a better understanding of inequities, but data gaps persist.Three Ways to Equitably Advance Local Climate Action and Economic Development With billions of dollars in federal funding available to communities, local officials pursuing climate action and economic development should consider how to incorporate an equity lens into their planning, engagement, and funding strategiesHow to Address Medical Debt Burdens in Immigrant Communities An Urban analysis of medical debt in Colorado offers policymakers evidence of medical debt accumulation in immigrant-dense communities and promising strategies for alleviating it.