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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

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Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

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The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression
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Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

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Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

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Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate
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American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress

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American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress

Mar 29, 2022

One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

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One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

One year after the Illinois’ Predatory Loan Prevention Act (PLPA), we share with you a virtual legislative briefing with the experts.

Mar 23, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Jason Stewart

Rage Against the Machine: The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed out about

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Rage Against the Machine: The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed out about

Mar 22, 2022

Brigid Schulte

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

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Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Report about the lingering impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Black and Latinx Chicago communities and ideas for equitable recovery policy.

Mar 21, 2022

Dominica McBride, PhD, Gabriela Garcia, PhD, Lisa Sargent, Scott Christian, PhD

Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

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Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

A toolkit designed to help managers design equitable, high results cultures for the digital, hybrid, and essential work of the future.

Mar 17, 2022

Brigid Schulte

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

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Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Predatory lenders have stripped billions of dollars from communities of color, but policymakers can do more to support wealth-building.

Mar 7, 2022

Spencer Cowan, Meegan Dugan Adell, Kathie Kane-Willis, Hala Kourtu, Vanessa Rangel

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

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Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

Feb 24, 2022

Vanessa Rangel, Meegan Dugan Adell, Brent Adams, Jason Stewart, Samantha Webster, Shannon Lynch

Introducing FEAT, the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool

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Introducing FEAT, the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool

Learn more about our release of an eviction and foreclosure data analysis tool for cities and counties.

Feb 10, 2022

Sabiha Zainulbhai, Mallory Sheff

Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

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Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

Feb 4, 2022

Meegan Dugan Adell, Kaity Hsieh

Informal Evictions: Measuring Displacement Outside the Courtroom

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Informal Evictions: Measuring Displacement Outside the Courtroom

This brief discusses informal evictions and their measurement challenges, including where to start.

Jan 20, 2022

Sabiha Zainulbhai, Nora Daly

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Real Skills, Real Income: Why Youth Apprenticeship Is Resonating Now

Future-Proofing U.S. Nuclear Policy: Forecasting Outcomes of the Nuclear-Armed Sea-Launched Cruise Missile

Debunking Myths on Student Parent Data Collection

The App Store Accountability Act Poses Serious Concerns for Privacy, Security, and Free Expression

Redrawing School Boundaries for Fairer Funding

Reframing Fusion Voting as a Practical, Powerful Reform Strategy

Harnessing Terrorism Data to Reshape U.S. National Security Policy

Establishing a National Housing Loss Rate

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No Place to Land: Housing Insecurity Among Caregiving College Students

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American Karoshi — the Problem with Work Stress

One Year Later: A Virtual Briefing on the Predatory Loan Prevention Act

Rage Against the Machine: The Future of Work is already here, and it isn’t robots we should be stressed out about

Community Perspectives on COVID-19 Recovery: A Report on 2021 Community Conversations

Designing Equitable and Effective Workplaces for a “Corona-normal” Future of Work

Ill-Gotten Gains: Predatory Lending and the Racial Wealth Gap in Chicago

Watch | Stolen from Under My Nose: Real-life Stories of Payday and Title Loans

Introducing FEAT, the Foreclosure and Eviction Analysis Tool

Sizing Up Impact: Measuring the Economic Growth Generated by a Catalytic Investment in Chicago

Informal Evictions: Measuring Displacement Outside the Courtroom

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