Economic Opportunity

Rooted East in in East Knoxville is fighting food apartheid through intergenerational education and land reclamation.

The Trump administration rescinded $75 million in federal grants for tree maintenance and planting in underserved neighborhoods. Cities and nonprofits are pivoting to state funding, collaboration and rule changes.

Litow: Career pathways represent a bipartisan approach to supporting students through high school to college and the workforce.

Our national review of standard probation conditions finds these mandatory rules are often unnecessarily burdensome and incredibly vague, making it all too easy to “fail” at probation and land behind bars.

The IRS currently excludes early educators from a federal tax deduction offered to K-12 teachers who spend their own money on school supplies.

Originally published on Truthout. Amid tariffs and rising prices, tool libraries are a sustainable and affordable alternative to consumerism.

Some metrics don’t adequately track certain students, including those attending part time or who start college in months other than the traditional fall semester.

In the suburbs of Delhi, girls who have survived violence find inspiration in the indomitable spirit of artist-activists like Frida Kahlo and engage with self-portraiture as a means of building self-confidence.

Tight labor markets and increased investment in manufacturing represent economic tailwinds favoring the growth of high-quality middle-wage jobs across the United States.

The role of private sector procurement and how it can be leveraged to affect economic opportunities and expand quality employment for workers has become a critical area for attention. In…

Uncover insights into RCTs and their role in effective policymaking. Improve your understanding of evaluation design and reporting.

A resource for academics to sharpen their research questions on how the Inflation Reduction Act is shaping distributional economic outcomes on inequality and growth.