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The US added more multifamily housing between 2021 and 2025 than any other time in the past 37 years, with downtown Brooklyn and Nashville leading the way.
Employer engagement: Getting it right under WIOA Workforce systems and programs have long struggled to bring employers into the fold. What will it take to overcome these obstacles?What does “big data” mean for researchers? New and nontraditional sources of data can offer researchers different ways to explore important public policy topics. But they aren’t a panacea.Naturalization pays off for immigrants and their communities In a study of 21 cities, citizenship for eligible immigrants could generate earnings and employment gains totaling $5.7 billion.Without access to resources, neighborhood public health interventions are limited Confronting public health disparities requires more than education and services. It’s about looking at the context in which people live, work, and play.Building the supply and demand for evidence in the Every Student Succeeds Act To improve outcomes for children, we need a better sense of what works. The new law’s focus on evidence is an important step for education policy.Affirmative action “mismatch” theory isn't supported by credible evidence Justice Scalia stated yesterday that black college students might fare better at “less-advanced” schools. The evidence he cites doesn't survive scrutiny.