As part of the MacArthur Foundation’s project on regional resilience, the primary goals of our study are to identify through rigorous quantitative analysis
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Assessing Change in Ohio’s Older Industrial Cities
The purpose of this study was to assist Brookings’ Metropolitan Policy Program in examining the changing fortunes of Ohio’s older industrial cities since 1950.
Etiology and Course of Depressive Symptoms in African American Adolescents
Adolescent depression is a significant public health problem associated with concurrent and later impairment in multiple domains,
Technical Assistance for the Administration for Children and Families
Project product will be the TANF Disability Transition Demonstration Initiative designed to motivate States to develop programs to encourage employment
A pilot project to explore the feasibility of a new annual publication, patterned after ACIR’s Significant Features of Fiscal Federalism, that would,
Responding to increases in the demand for skilled labor, persistent racial and income gaps in academic outcomes,
Time to English Proficiency Among Young English Learners
Acquiring English proficiency early in school is a crucial step to high academic performance and, ultimately, to successful labor market outcomes
The Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunities Reconciliation Act of 1996 substantially increased the latitude granted states in the design
What are the correlates of suicide among blacks and whites? One body of literature suggests that structural factors such as poverty, inequality, joblessness
School Finance Referenda and Housing Values
Housing values are influenced by a variety of factors. There is substantial and well-established literature that suggests that housing