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In this article, we explain nonprofits’ role in thriving communities, the amount of funding nonprofits receive from government sources, and the government funding challenges nonprofits were facing before the shutdown.
Tech-Enhanced Instruction May Help College Students Succeed—But There Is More to Learn A new Urban Institute report finds potential for technology-enhanced instruction, but the results do not hold in community colleges.New Mortgage Data Show Business Borrowing Is Key to Affordable Multifamily Housing Newly released HMDA data reveal three important facts about multifamily lending.Evaluating Proposed Changes to Pell Grants Policymakers and advocates are taking two varying approaches to reform the federal Pell grant program.Comparing State Housing Markets through Customizable Data Visualization Looking only at national housing trends can mask differences across states.To Make “Smart Cities” More Inclusive, Leaders Need Better Tools and Data Critics of smart city technology argue that rapidly integrating technology in all aspects of government can exacerbate cities’ existing inequalities.What’s Behind the Dramatic Improvement in the Federal Housing Administration’s MMI Fund? In their annual report to Congress, the FHA showed a major improvement in the capital ratio of the Mutual Mortgage Insurance fund.