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Reforms to the child tax credit, capital gains tax, and other policies could make the federal income tax system a more powerful tool to advance racial equity. 

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Tools driven by artificial intelligence could help communities better target homelessness services to those in need. However, to avoid perpetuating racial inequities, researchers and practitioners will need to address potential racial biases when developing these tools.
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.
Busy High School Corridor During Recess With Blurred Students And Staff
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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As the National Association of Realtors settles recent class-action lawsuits, real estate agent commissions will have to change, but we predict a seller-paid model will remain the preferred option.
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Father reading to baby as mother is on the computer.
Reforms to the child tax credit, capital gains tax, and other policies could make the federal income tax system a more powerful tool to advance racial equity.
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Spatial Equity Data Tool Illustration
This tool can help government agencies, policymakers, and community advocates assess demographic and spatial disparities in their data.
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Young people have high rates of reoffending once they’ve entered the criminal legal system, but apprenticeships may offer an opportunity to alter their life paths.
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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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Bottles of BUPRENORPHINE
Explore how to get buprenorphine and methadone to more Michigan and New Jersey residents with opioid use disorder.