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Addressing the Black Job Crisis
Commentary: Steven Pitts, University of California Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education
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Unwed Dads in the Inner City: What’s Changed and Why it Matters
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Advancing Social Outcomes: Private Investors Could Be Part of the Solution
Commentary: Jennifer Rubin and Emma Disley, RAND Europe
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Understanding the “New Father” Model in the Inner City
Commentary: Kathryn Edin and Timothy Nelson, Harvard University
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In The News - Today's Top Stories
The Washington Post, May 23, 2013: (Blog) How our community colleges are falling behind »
The Washington Post, May 23, 2013: (Blog) Poverty is growing twice as fast in the suburbs as in cities »
The Columbus Dispatch, May 23, 2013: Bill in Ohio House revives Medicaid expansion »
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Voices from the Right: New Directions on Opportunity
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Events
Wednesday, May 29 - Friday, May 31
16th Annual Welfare Research and Evaluation Conference
Wednesday, June 5
June 5 Book Discussion--Stuck in Place: Urban Neighborhoods and the End of Progress toward Racial Equality
Wednesday, July 17 - Friday, July 19
2013 Kansas Conference on Poverty
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Spotlight Webcasts
Spotlight Webcast: Dr. James Perrin, American Academy of Pediatrics
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Spotlight Webcast: Investing in What Works for America's Communities
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Spotlight Webcast: Sister Simone Campbell
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Spotlight Webcast: Stories on Earned Sick Leave
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Spotlight Webcast with Michael Gerson - Parts 1 & 2
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Ideas In Action
The Boston Globe, May 10, 2013: (Op-Ed) For single moms, the keys to degrees »
The Washington Post, May 03, 2013: (Op-Ed) Low-income students can get into selective colleges »
The San Francisco Examiner, April 28, 2013: New San Francisco startup aims to create mobile showers for homeless out of abandoned Muni buses »
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Community Chest announces $60K in grants to area nonprofits »
Rotary Foundation gives $60,000 for SWAG health clinic »
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Exclusive Commentary
Steven Pitts, University of California Berkeley Center for Labor Research and Education
Addressing the Black Job Crisis
Posted May 20, 2013
Jennifer Rubin and Emma Disley, RAND Europe
Advancing Social Outcomes: Private Investors Could Be Part of the Solution
Posted May 13, 2013
Kathryn Edin and Timothy Nelson, Harvard University
Understanding the “New Father” Model in the Inner City
Posted May 8, 2013
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Out Of The Spotlight
Ideas for Action Audio Conference Series Roundup »
Congressional Briefing Underscores Importance of Access to Good Data »
A Tax Time Spotlight On Tax Credits »
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Multimedia
Brookings:Confronting Suburban Poverty in America
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Unwed Dads in the Inner City: What’s Changed and Why it Matters
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Brookings Video: Subsidizing Higher Education
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PBS - Need to Know: Mississippi Savings
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Insights from the Ideas for Action Awards: Career Pathways out of Poverty Audio Conference
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