The US Department of Housing and Urban Development proposed a rule Monday that threatens to halt 50 years of progress toward fair and equal access to housing and credit.
Chicago’s racial and income disparity was clear in its Near North neighborhood, where two public schools sat just one mile apart but looked very different. What happened when the community pushed to merge the two schools?
In California, 70 percent of child support payments don't go to parents to support their children but instead reimburse the government for public assistance their children have received. A pilot program that paid down public assistance payback debt resulted in better outcomes for whole families.
Last week, the US Department of Homeland Security issued the final public charge rule, which makes it easier for immigration officials to deny applications for permanent residency or temporary visas to immigrants they deem likely to become a public charge. What kinds of chilling effects are immigrants experiencing as a result?
A new interactive map illustrates the gap in homeownership in the 100 US cities with the largest Hispanic populations, revealing that just 2 Texas border cities—El Paso and Laredo—have reversed the Hispanic homeownership gap.
Join us at 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 17, for a panel discussion on how much the nation invests in children. The Urban Institute will release its 13th annual
Kids’ Share report, which tracks federal spending on children and explains how congressional budget actions affect children.
