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In a first-of-its-kind analysis, we find that though 60 percent of US adults report being aware of Trump accounts, awareness is not evenly distributed across the population.
An Underfunded 2020 Census Puts an Accurate Count at Risk A predictable funding stream is important for a successful census, but the 2020 Census has lacked this from the start.While relocating, Urban researchers dust off works of seminal research Bodies of game-changing research often started with a single question.The college admissions scandal shows the US is far from a meritocracy The scandal represents a new extreme of a flawed system that benefits wealthy families.Is income inequality a good measure of equity in cities? Income inequality may be a good measure of equity at the national level, where borders are more rigid and migration is difficult, but it is not as useful at the city level.District size affects estimates of equity in K–12 funding, but better measures might be on the way New efforts at collecting school-level data could eventually give researchers a more universal measurement of school funding progressivity.