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Can we get ahead of neighborhood change in DC? At least 1,000 new residents arrive in DC each month. Home prices in some neighborhoods have risen 92 percent in five years. Can cities use data to keep development equitable?What the evidence says about ending the trafficking of women and girls The White House's summit on gender equality will include Justice Policy Center's Meredith Dank to discuss her rigorous study of underground commercial sex economies.School choice as an antipoverty strategy Too often, children in low-income families are limited to the schools in the high-poverty neighborhoods where their parents can afford to live.The Panama Papers raise questions about charitable organizations Tax evasion schemes account for a small share of the sector, but high-profile leaks like Mossack Fonseca’s can solidify doubts about how charitable these organizations really are.How can we help older workers realize their potential? Sound policy and Social Security reforms could boost older adults’ employment, improve their financial security, and ease the economic pressures of an aging societyHow to expand opportunity through a better TANF program To better help families climb the ladder of opportunity, federal TANF performance measures should give states incentives to take a balanced approach to promoting work, family economic stability, and child well-being.