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How to Lead Systems Change Work

What does it take to truly change the systems that perpetuate some of the greatest inequities in our country –education, healthcare, housing, food access, criminal justice? In…

January 27, 2021

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Massive Data Institute Scholars Showcase Research Bridging Big Data and Public Policy

The McCourt School’s Massive Data Institute Scholar program, also known as the MDI Scholars, is designed to increase interdisciplinary public policy research and engage…

January 23, 2021

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Building a More Diverse Donor Coalition

In 2015, voters in Seattle approved the Democracy Voucher program to transform the way municipal elections are funded. The program provides four vouchers to every eligible…

December 16, 2020

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Charting a New Course on a Widely Debated Education Issue

Standardized testing has been a cornerstone of public-school reform for a generation. Federal and state policymakers ramped up universal testing in core subjects to get a clearer…

November 20, 2020

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Georgetown University Report Finds the Number of Uninsured Children Grew at Alarming Rate

A new report finds that the number of children without health coverage in the United States increased by about 726,000 between 2016 and 2019, bringing the total to over 4 million…

October 12, 2020

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Presidential Debate Candidate Stance Analysis

This post looks at the opinions of Twitter users surrounding the first Presidential Debate. We look at content containing at least one debate hashtag, shared immediately before,…

October 8, 2020

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Eviction Process Impacts 1 out of Every 9 Renter Households in DC, mostly in Black and Low-Income Communities, Report Concludes

A new Georgetown report examining housing instability in DC demonstrates the importance of examining eviction filings in addition to formal evictions to address the economic and…

October 8, 2020

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Trillions of Extra Economic Damages Predicted in New Study of Climate Change Effects

The world is underestimating the economic effects of climate change by trillions of dollars, according to a new study co-authored by Georgetown’s McCourt School of Public…

October 6, 2020

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How Administrative Burdens Can Harm Health

The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified existing policy challenges and created significant economic disruption leading to high numbers of unemployment, financial insecurity, and…

October 5, 2020

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New study shows benefits, limits of cash transfers

Cash transfers to young people in Rwanda were more effective than a job training program in helping them build assets, increase savings, and improve productivity, according to a…

September 11, 2020