Researchers are gathering evidence across many domains--health, housing, food/nutrition, social insurance/safety net--to help inform #COVID19 policy-making. Read the latest here: urbn.is/2WIjz4W
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First step! > Want to help kids weather this school year? Keep them from getting evicted.
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Service-sector workers may be called “essential,” but employers largely don’t treat them that way. and I have a piece in today's
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The New Urban Crisis -
New evidence of huge divide in economic opportunity ...
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The NYT had to sue to get virus data broken down by race. Sue.
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Black and Latino people in the U.S. are 3 times as likely to contract the coronavirus than their white neighbors — and nearly twice as likely to die, according to new data we obtained by suing the CDC nyti.ms/3e0ZlZk
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Black and Hispanic households with children are now nearly twice as likely to be struggling with food as similar white families, according to new analysis of Census data via
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Fewer than .5% of Ph.D.s in economics were awarded to Black women in 2018 — and the is working to change that.
We spoke with the CEO and co-founder, , about the pipeline problem for Black women in economics.
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The Twin Cities once drew black families fleeing racism in the Jim Crow South. But its progressive policies & prosperity has left Black Americans behind, producing some of the nation’s widest racial disparities in income, employment and homeownership.
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Last call! WorkRise, a new research-to-action network for jobs, workers, & mobility has released an RFP for research on innovative policies & programs offering economic security to workers & pathways for long-term mobility. Apply by 11:59 PM ET: urbn.is/2WLCXxC
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Analysis by shows state paid leave programs cushioned the blow of COVID-19, writes : urbn.is/3i41h6o
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Are you an employer, advocate or nonprofit implementing economic supports for #workers that also considers their long-term #mobility? Respond to the WorkRise RFP/RFI by 6/29: urbn.is/3cMPQwZ
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The convergence of crises is accelerating inequalities in our labor market—at the same time opening opportunities to explore strategies that lead to meaningful change. Apply today to join 's WorkRise community to research innovative policies and programs.
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WorkRise, a new research-to-action network for jobs, workers, & mobility has released an RFP for research on innovative policies & programs offering economic security to workers & pathways for long-term mobility. Apply by 6/29: urbn.is/2WLCXxC
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#LiveAtUrban on Friday: , , & discuss how to translate “essential” work in policy & practice to ensure all workers are treated with dignity & respect. Register to join.
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WorkRise, a new research-to-action network for jobs, workers, & mobility has released an RFP for research on innovative policies & programs offering economic security to workers & pathways for long-term mobility. Apply by 6/29: urbn.is/2WLCXxC
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"We cannot fully appreciate the significance of Juneteenth without acknowledging the enduring racial inequalities still apparent in today’s time of crisis."
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"Elevating Juneteenth will no more end racism than Granger’s order did 155 years ago, but it can stand as an important symbol that America’s eyes are open, and it can no longer turn away from what it sees."
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🔈 🚨 Calling all researchers and practitioners eager to scale evidence-based ideas for stabilizing workers and creating pathways to mobility: WorkRise, a new research-to-action network, has a call for research proposals on promising approaches! 👇
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I sent this open letter to the Opporunity & Inclusive Growth Institute as a message to those well intentioned economists who are looking for a way they can respond to this moment of calling for racial equality minneapolisfed.org/~/media/assets
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We are angry. We are heart broken. We are fed up. Countless Black people have suffered by the hands of a system that doesn’t want to protect, respect or support them. Enough is enough.
Black Lives Matter.
Black Women Matter.
Black Economist Matter.
We matter.
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Bryan Stevenson on our country's long history of white supremacy and the need to drive permanent cultural change in every single aspect of our society. newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/b via
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It is empty when politicians call for healing and peace without stating antiracist policies they want to institute. Words bring momentary healing and peace. Policy change brings lasting healing and peace by rooting out the racism suffocating so many people. We want to breathe.
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I’m home & still processing that I saw peaceful protesters teargassed outside the White House so Pres Trump could walk to St. John's Episcopal Church.
Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde, who oversees the church, said she is “outraged” to see it used in a photo-op.
I’m speechless.
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Are you an employer, advocate or nonprofit implementing economic supports for #workers that also considers their long-term #mobility? WorkRise, a new research-to-action network for jobs/workers/mobility, wants to hear from you. urbn.is/3cMPQwZ
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Offering workers meaningful pathways to opportunity will require bold ideas and novel solutions - that's why launched WorkRise, a new research-to-action network. Check out the new RFP/RFI from WorkRise here: urbn.is/3cMPQwZ
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Technology can either advance equity or leave already vulnerable populations further behind. Join for a virtual forum that will explore solutions cities can adopt to #innovateforinclusivegrowth. Register here:
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WorkRise, a new research-to-action network for jobs, workers, & mobility has released an RFP for research on innovative policies & programs offering economic security to workers & pathways for long-term mobility. Apply by 6/29: urbn.is/2WLCXxC
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We’re excited to announce WorkRise, a new research-to-action network for jobs, workers & mobility, hosted by . Interested in transforming the labor market in the wake of #COVID19? Apply to a new RFP/RFI to build evidence on what works: urbn.is/2X2zb2N
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WorkRise, a new research-to-action network for jobs, workers, & mobility has released an RFP for research on innovative policies & programs offering economic security to workers & pathways for long-term mobility. Deadline to apply is 6/29. urbn.is/3cMPQwZ
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"Immigrants are essential workers at every point in the food chain — from farm hands to food processors to grocery clerks — yet they are rarely afforded the same dignity, heraldry, support, or basic health protections as other front-line workers."
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The share of those estimated to lose employer-based health coverage who eventually enroll in Medicaid or go uninsured varies by state, driven largely by whether the state expanded Medicaid under the ACA.
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14.7% unemployment per today's #JobsReport. At 15% unemployment, we estimate, over time, 18 to 30 million former workers and dependents may lose their employer-based health insurance.
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. Research: In the 14 states that have refused to expand Medicaid, about 40 percent of the people who lose their jobs and their health insurance will end up with no coverage at all
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Our experts share evidence-based recommendations for effective & inclusive programs that could boost employment & help workers & businesses across the nation recover from this crisis.
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Medical leave is used more than any other type of paid leave, but so far it hasn't had much attention in policy debates and research.
That's changing, making a new report by 's and useful indeed.
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We are hiring a communications manager to work with the team . Spread the word!
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We're hiring a communications manager to support research initiatives grounded in the social determinants of health and the changing safety net. Learn more and apply! urbn.is/2YeisL7 #sdoh
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Early in the pandemic, almost half of working age, adult renters were experiencing material hardship, and 14 percent couldn't pay rent or were late. From It's likely much worse now. urban.org/research/publi
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On Friday, join and others to discuss how we build an inclusive response and recovery for US workers in a @CNTRgrowth webinar. urbn.is/2VwOkZL
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., @JorgeG_Cities, & : Early evidence suggests dollars from the first round of the Paycheck Protection Program may not be flowing to the sectors hardest hit by the crisis urbn.is/351bzOC
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