Meet Sandy Baum, a nonresident senior fellow in Urban Institute’s Center on Education Data and Policy. Baum is an expert on higher #education finance, including issues related to #student debt, student aid #policy, college access, pricing, and affordability. https://urbn.is/3zMxTiC If you’re looking for an expert to weigh in on topics being debated this election season—such as student loan debt and repayment or other higher education issues—contact [email protected] to get in touch with Baum or Urban’s other education policy experts.
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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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http://www.urban.org
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- Policy research and analysis, Economic policy, and Social policy
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Matt Mechenbier
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Shayne Spaulding
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Alexei Alexandrov
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Elisabeth Jacobs
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What do you think about public #schools offering free meals to students, no matter their family’s income? Universal free school meal programs gained momentum in states after the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s now one of the #policy issues that’s making headlines in this year’s presidential campaign—and likely to come up during the Oct. 1 vice presidential debate. A recent Urban Institute survey found that most adults—especially those with children enrolled in school—are in favor of permanent, free school meals for all #students. See what else we learned and explore additional reading on the issue in this fact sheet. https://urbn.is/3XVlzWK
The Majority of Adults Support Permanent, Free School Meals for All Students
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Urban #research shows that long-term investments in #kids during childhood have enduring returns that extend beyond the many short-term benefits. Specifically, a larger expansion of the child #tax credit (CTC) can provide long-term benefits such as boosting graduation rates and increasing adulthood earnings among CTC recipients. In an Urban Wire piece, learn more about the effects of permanently expanding the CTC.
Research on Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit, Upward Mobility From Poverty, and More.
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How can community-led initiatives help #families thrive? For more than a decade, resident outreach and #community health workers with the Promise Heights initiative have visited barbershops, knocked on doors, and led support groups. Their goal is not only to set up young people for success in school and life but also to connect pregnant and parenting people with services and help families achieve stability. In a new Urban feature, learn more about how five advocates and community leaders in Baltimore’s Upton and Druid Heights neighborhood are working to connect families with the #resources they need to live healthy and successful lives. https://urbn.is/4egz9JQ
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How can #community leaders harness local #data for upward mobility and drive informed action in their communities? Join the Urban Institute for a hybrid event on 10/2 @ 3:00 p.m. ET for an in-depth look at the new Upward Mobility Data Dashboard that provides Mobility Metrics data for 24 predictors—factors that are strongly associated with upward mobility. Local leaders can use the predictors and their associated metrics to evaluate current conditions, establish priorities, mobilize action, and assess progress. Register now. https://urbn.is/47Fr1Ad #LiveatUrban
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How can policymakers ensure equity, access, and representation in data collection for rural people with disabilities? Join the Urban Institute on 9/24 @ 2:30 p.m. ET for a virtual conversation about elevating rural #disability data for #policy impact. Participants will hear from a diverse group of researchers, advocates, and service providers on the opportunities and challenges they face using data to advocate for and understand the experience of rural people with disabilities. Register now. https://urbn.is/3MSfN1T #LiveatUrban
Elevating Rural Disability Data for Policy Impact
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Nikhita Airi is a #research associate at the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center whose research focuses on the earned income #tax credit and child tax credit (CTC) at the federal and state levels. Airi also brings expertise in examining policymakers’ and presidential candidates’ proposals for strengthening the US #economy. https://urbn.is/3BfE1k8 If you are a reporter looking for a source on the CTC and other tax-related issues, contact [email protected] to get in touch with Airi or Urban’s other tax policy experts.
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For decades, the Urban Institute’s #tax proposal analyses have been a go-to, trusted source for policymakers and presidential candidates alike. As we count down to Election Day 2024, a permanent expansion of the child tax credit—to help support and lower costs for families, and curb child #poverty—is one of the #policy proposals being debated in the presidential race. What would it take for states to design a new or expanded credit? Find out in this piece from Urban’s Tax Policy Center. Get the facts, powered by Urban. https://urbn.is/3ZASj97
Three Lessons for Policymakers Designing a State Child Tax Credit
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What solutions can policymakers implement to address America’s #housing crisis? Explore Urban’s evidence-based #research and resources, including a new report, which could help inform successful housing #policy strategies. https://urbn.is/3XsZEoh
A Road Map to Address America's Housing Crisis
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How can local leaders determine if upward mobility efforts in their communities are working and create conditions that foster economic success, dignity and belonging, and power and autonomy? The Urban Institute’s new Upward Mobility Data Dashboard provides a suite of metrics to assess current conditions, set #policy and practice priorities, and monitor progress toward increasing upward mobility and racial #equity for all residents. Explore #data for every county and more than 480 cities across the United States. https://urbn.is/3XuxpWv