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What’s the Key to an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery in DC?

As DC recovers from the pandemic, intentional, cross-sector effort is needed to correct inequities of the past and present.
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Best Practices in Safety Net Programs to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

As the US slowly recovers from a long COVID-19 pandemic, US cities and states have an unprecedented opportunity to pursue an inclusive recovery.
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Best Practices in Employment to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic and resulting recession have had dramatic effects on the workforce, labor market, and employers.
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Best Practices in Housing, Transportation, and Infrastructure to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

In this memo, we focus on three areas of particular importance to a sustainable, equitable recovery: transportation, housing, and other types of infrastructure.
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Best Practices in Local Revenue Recovery to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

The COVID-19 pandemic created unprecedented revenue volatility in the District of Columbia (DC) and most other state and local governments.
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Best Practices in Education to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

Although important improvements have been made in public education in the District of Columbia during the past decade, the pandemic disrupted instruction and introduced new challenges for many students.
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Best Practices in Small Business Recovery to Inform an Equitable COVID-19 Recovery

As a result, much of the best practices cited in this memo focus on developing a better understanding of DC’s small business ecosystem to more clearly define gaps and needs.
Research Report

Year 2 Evaluation of the PRO Neighborhoods Purple Line Collaborative

In 2019, the Purple Line Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Collaborative received a JPMorgan Chase PRO Neighborhoods award to support equitable development in the communities surrounding the proposed Purple Line light rail line, which will ex
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An Evaluation of THRIVE East of the River

Direct income supports (such as cash transfers) can stabilize households during crises and recoveries.
Research Report

2020 Census Overview for the Greater DC Region: Redistricting Data

This report summarizes the latest decennial census data for the greater Washington, DC, (Greater DC) region, including the District of Columbia’s eight wards and 24 cities and counties in Maryland, Virginia, and West Virginia.
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District of Columbia Child Care Policy Research Partnership Study

This technical report describes the steps taken to design and administer a survey of early educators employed in child care programs participating in Capital Quality, the District of Columbia’s quality rating and improvement system (QRIS).
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Four Lessons from the District of Columbia Public Schools’ COVID Test-to-Return Program

Amid the Omicron COVID-19 surge, the debate over school operations has been intense.
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Four Lessons to Ensure an Equitable Recovery from the Pandemic in the DC Region

With the COVID-19 pandemic continuing to exacerbate racial and socioeconomic inequities in the DC area and nationwide, members of the Urban–Greater DC team convened with neighbors and resi
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Perceptions of Eviction Likelihood Among Renters of Color

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to adversely and disproportionately affect Black peoples’ financial well-being and health.
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“It’s Change Work”: How Three DC-Area Chief Equity Officers Are Driving Community Progress

Chief equity officers in the DC metro highlight how cross-sector support, commitments by local leaders, and community-set metrics are mandatory for an equitable recovery.