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Education and Training

Exploring Education Data Reveals Increasing Diversity in Maryland Schools

Urban's Education Data Explorer reveals enrollment trends in Howard County, which is currently discussing redistricting.
Housing and Housing Finance

Will New Statewide Rent Control Laws Decrease Housing Supply?

Rent control’s revival has reinvigorated a polarized debate on its efficacy.
Research Methods and Data Analytics

Three Steps to Guide the Rise of AI and Share Its Benefits

If it’s not applied carefully, AI can lead to decisions that exclude historically marginalized or underrepresented groups.
Race and Ethnicity

How Social Scientists Can Incorporate a “Latinx Lens” in Their Work

Latinx perspectives need to be more accurately represented and thoughtfully captured in public policy.
Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

The Homelessness Blame Game

The Trump administration recently stated that homelessness in California results from “liberal policies.”
Food and Nutrition

Administration’s SNAP Proposal Could Also Limit Access to Free School Lunch

Eliminating broad-based categorical eligibility could cut students and schools off from critical assistance.
Neighborhoods, Cities, and Metros

Six Ways to Prioritize Equity in Energy Efficiency and Climate Policy

Organizers of the Global Climate Strike are calling for a socially equitable approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
Housing and Housing Finance

Three Ways Fintech Is Changing Homebuying—And Three Important Questions

Venture capital in real estate technology skyrocketed from $20 million in 2008 to $3.4 billion in 2017.
Race and Ethnicity

How Diverse Groups Produce Better Research: A Q&A with Jewel Mullen

Jewel Mullen is the associate dean for health equity at the Dell Medical School of the University of Texas at Austin.
Poverty, Vulnerability, and the Safety Net

Children, Seniors, and Families Would Lose SNAP Benefits under a Trump Administration Proposal

A recent proposal would limit states’ ability to increase SNAP's income limits set at the federal level.

The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

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The Vulnerable, Vital 2020 Census

The decennial Census will gather the most complete picture of America of the past 10 years, but its accuracy is in jeopardy.

Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

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Behind the Numbers at the Urban Institute

Structural Racism in America

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Structural Racism in America

Public policies, institutional practices, and cultural narratives perpetuate our country's racial inequalities. 

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