What are some alternative ways Pell grants can improve #college affordability? While doubling the maximum Pell grant can increase federal aid for low- and moderate-income students, this strategy disproportionately benefits higher-income Pell recipients. Many more students would qualify for awards, but the ones experiencing the most severe #financial hardships would not receive enough. In this Urban Wire piece, learn more about #policy changes that could provide equitable federal aid to college students and improve educational opportunities for all. https://urbn.is/3ACI5u7
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The nonprofit Urban Institute is dedicated to elevating the debate on social and economic policy. For nearly five decades, Urban scholars have conducted research and offered evidence-based solutions that improve lives and strengthen communities across a rapidly urbanizing world. Their objective research helps expand opportunities for all, reduce hardship among the most vulnerable, and strengthen the effectiveness of the public sector.
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Matt Mechenbier
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Shayne Spaulding
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Alexei Alexandrov
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Elisabeth Jacobs
Associate Vice President - Executive Office of Research, Urban Institute | Deputy Director, WorkRise: A Research-to-Action Network on Jobs, Workers +…
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Did you know that the amount of #education funding a #student experiences varies across states and student groups? In this Urban Institute #tool, explore which students experience higher average funding by household poverty status, geography, or race or ethnicity in each state—and how each share has changed. https://urbn.is/3M5CMpB
Which Students Receive a Greater Share of School Funding?
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Mark your calendar for 8/28 @ 2:00 p.m. ET and register for the Urban Institute’s hybrid event on expanding #opportunities for developers of color. Join Urban for an engaging discussion with #housing developers and leaders in finance and government on the challenges developers of color experience and strategies that can create more accessible development opportunities for them. Register now. https://urbn.is/4fLJq1P #LiveatUrban
Expanding Opportunities for Developers of Color
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Did you know that many adults in immigrant families avoid safety net programs for fear of potential #immigration consequences? During the last two federal administrations, immigrants have experienced rapid #policy shifts affecting their access to public benefits such as #housing assistance. Urban research suggests that many people in immigrant families are missing out on these essential supports, including many of the 3.5 million US citizen and lawfully present children in low-income families who live with at least one undocumented parent. Explore the findings in Urban’s new summary. https://urbn.is/4fJDBSx
Mixed-Status Families and Immigrant Families with Children Continued Avoiding Safety Net Programs in 2023
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How can tribal colleges and universities better support #students with caregiving responsibilities? Student caregivers face unique challenges while balancing their #education with caring for their own #children or adults and elders. The Urban Institute, in partnership with the American Indian College Fund, PERG Learning, and three tribal colleges and universities, have created the Family-Friendly Tribal and Rural Campuses Project to examine these challenges and identify family-friendly strategies to address them. Learn more about the project. https://urbn.is/4dIZdwN
Family-Friendly Tribal and Rural Campuses
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With rising #interestrates and elevated home prices, is owning a home less valuable than renting? In a new Urban Wire piece, Urban researchers offer a method for more accurately comparing the value of renting versus owning a home, which policymakers can use to address systemic barriers to #homeownership. Learn more about the #analysis. https://urbn.is/3yncMTH
Measuring the True Value of Renting versus Owning a Home
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Throughout 2023, Urban Institute researchers have engaged in a close partnership with the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning (DECAL) to help explore strengths, challenges, and areas of improvement for Georgia’s quality rating and improvement system. With perspectives from more than 1,300 child care center-based and home-based leaders and parents, the team has developed key findings and recommendations for DECAL. These recommendations are meant to inform #policy and operational decisions regarding Georgia’s #childcare and early #education quality rating and improvement system; however, the learnings have national implications for how these types of systems can better support equity. Learn more about the project and the many resources that are available to support changemakers in strengthening child care and early education systems. https://urbn.is/3AcAbHI
Partnering with the Georgia Department of Early Care and Learning to Strengthen Georgia's Early Care and Learning System
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Urban Institute Senior Fellow Samantha Batko was recently featured on an episode of the Power Station with Anne Pasmanick podcast discussing unsheltered homelessness and Urban’s #research that addresses critical #housing and homelessness #policy questions. Listen to the discussion to learn more about current data on unsheltered homelessness and potential policy solutions to address it. https://urbn.is/4dbhlzj
It is so important to remember that data are people
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How can America’s downtowns be re-energized while emphasizing #equity? As a result of the pandemic, many US #cities now lack downtown economic activity previously driven by office workers. If you want to learn how facts, data, and evidence can shape thriving downtowns in the future, vote for the Urban Institute’s proposed #SXSW panel moderated by Urban President Sarah Rosen Wartell. Voting is open Aug. 6–18. Vote today! https://urbn.is/3AewjpO
Rethinking Downtowns in the Era of Remote Work
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How can policymakers better provide the public with a clear picture of the number, geographic distribution, and socioeconomic situations of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Americans? The inclusion of a new racial category on all federal government documents could help narrow inequities and provide necessary #data to advance #opportunities for the #MENA American community. In a new Urban Wire piece, learn more about how federal race and ethnicity categories could lead to a more equitable future for Middle Eastern Americans. https://urbn.is/4dwdvRm
A New Federal Race and Ethnicity Category Can Lead to a More Equitable Future for Middle Eastern Americans
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