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In the News
Cities
Housing
Politics
Public Benefits
Transportation
2017
Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2017: (Opinion) Urban or suburban? L.A.'s very identity is at stake in the March election
January 28, 2017
Los Angeles Times, January 28, 2017: (Opinion) Urban or suburban? L.A.'s very identity is at stake in the March election
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
Racial Equity
Illinois
2017
The Chicago Maroon, January 27, 2017: Segregation Nation
January 27, 2017
The Chicago Maroon, January 27, 2017: Segregation Nation
In the News
Health
Housing
Place-Based
Public Benefits
Transportation
California
2017
Curbed Los Angeles, January 26, 2017: How Los Angeles plans to make its streets less deadly
January 27, 2017
Curbed Los Angeles, January 26, 2017: How Los Angeles plans to make its streets less deadly
In the News
Families
Housing
Immigration
Place-Based
Politics
2017
City Lab, January 26, 2017: Sanctuary Cities Are Safer and More Productive
January 26, 2017
City Lab, January 26, 2017: Sanctuary Cities Are Safer and More Productive
In the News
Immigration
Jobs
Place-Based
Poverty Measurement
2017
The Washington Post, January 26, 2017: In these six American towns, laws targeting ‘the illegals’ didn’t go as planned
January 26, 2017
The Washington Post, January 26, 2017: In these six American towns, laws targeting ‘the illegals’ didn’t go as planned
In the News
K-12
Politics
Poverty Measurement
Public Benefits
2017
U.S. News & World Report, January 26, 2017: (Opinion) Education Needs Complex Conversation
January 26, 2017
U.S. News & World Report, January 26, 2017: (Opinion) Education Needs Complex Conversation
In the News
Immigration
Jobs
Politics
Poverty Measurement
2017
The Huffington Post, January 25, 2017: Are Trump’s Trade Moves A Victory Or A Defeat For Progressives?
January 25, 2017
The Huffington Post, January 25, 2017: Are Trump’s Trade Moves A Victory Or A Defeat For Progressives?
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Immigration
Politics
Racial Equity
2017
The New York Times, January 25, 2017: ‘The Only Way We Can Fight Back Is to Excel’
January 25, 2017
The New York Times, January 25, 2017: ‘The Only Way We Can Fight Back Is to Excel’
In the News
Asset Building
Child and Youth Well-Being
Higher Education
California
2017
The Christian Science Monitor, January 24, 2017: Why Cal State L.A. turns most low-income students into top earners
January 24, 2017
The Christian Science Monitor, January 24, 2017: Why Cal State L.A. turns most low-income students into top earners
In the News
Aging
Health
Place-Based
Poverty Measurement
Connecticut
2017
NBC, January 24, 2017: 'Tremendously Troubling' Study Finds US Cancer Death Rate Soars Where Poverty, Obesity, Smoking Are High
January 24, 2017
NBC, January 24, 2017: 'Tremendously Troubling' Study Finds US Cancer Death Rate Soars Where Poverty, Obesity, Smoking Are High
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
Education
Politics
Public Benefits
2017
Slate, January 23, 2017: Betsy DeVos’ Big Education Idea Doesn’t Work
January 23, 2017
Slate, January 23, 2017: Betsy DeVos’ Big Education Idea Doesn’t Work
In the News
Child and Youth Well-Being
K-12
Place-Based
Public Benefits
2017
The Washington Post, January 22, 2017: How a small high school learned to challenge every student
January 22, 2017
The Washington Post, January 22, 2017: How a small high school learned to challenge every student