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Deeply entrenched neighborhood segregation has foiled many school integration efforts, with school officials and housing stakeholders often working in silos instead of in partnership.

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The upcoming reauthorization of the Farm Bill comes at a time when many families are turning to credit card debt, payday loans, savings, and Buy Now, Pay Later options to put food on their tables.
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Explore how wealth inequality has varied across race, age, and time in the US over the past 60 years, what’s driving inequities, and how policymakers can close these gaps and help all Americans build wealth.
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Forklift lifting book illustration
Deeply entrenched neighborhood segregation has foiled many school integration efforts, with school officials and housing stakeholders often working in silos instead of in partnership.
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With the aging appraiser workforce unrepresentative of American homeowners, registered apprenticeships offer a solution to address long-standing racial discrimination in the industry.
Two women embrace in the Day Center community space at the Downtown Women’s Center in Los Angeles. Photo provided by the Downtown Women’s Center.
Women of color experiencing homelessness as individuals are a growing population, but policy and program changes could help them exit homelessness and access permanent housing.
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US schools have become more racially and ethnically diverse over the past few decades, but changes have played out differently across the country.
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Tens of millions of Americans have limited English proficiency. Improving language access in the mortgage market could help more households access homeownership and help lenders tap new markets.
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Army veteran Reggie Austin sits in his apartment looking at some paperwork at the newly-opened Tunnel to Towers Veterans Village
Misconceptions about Housing First ignore decades of evidence of its effectiveness. To end homelessness, policymakers should invest in evidence-backed solutions, such as permanent supportive housing.
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This tool can help government agencies, policymakers, and community advocates assess demographic and spatial disparities in their data.