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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.
Big changes coming in states’ child care subsidy policies How will the first reauthorization of Child Care and Development Block Grant Act since 1996 affect families and child care providers?Why evidence matters in pay for success projects Evidence is the baseline and the endgame of pay for success projects. But for programs without a strong evidence base, policymakers can still take practical steps to manage risks.Six things states should know about apprenticeships The White House and the Department of Labor recently announced a $90 million investment in apprenticeships. How can states maximize their grants?The private mortgage insurance price reduction will pull high quality borrowers from FHA Many borrowers with credit scores above 700 who had opted for FHA loans may now find conventional loans more attractive.To foster sustainable development, cities need data—and permission to use it When cities in developing countries lack authority to administer services or raise revenues, data analysis may help expose local problems, but it won’t solve them.Lessons from Memphis’s collaborative campaign against blight The city's first blight charter codifies the ambitious vision that all neighborhoods have the right to be free from the harms that blight causes.