Education

At a recent event held at Harvard University, the current Mayor of Tulsa Monroe Nichols and former Mayor of Oakland Libby Schaaf spoke to chiefs of staff and deputy mayors of 35 large US cities, and we're releasing a bonus question and answer session...

How can data and analytics be used to enhance city operations? What kinds of operations-enhancing questions have cities asked and answered with data and analytics? The catalog below is an ongoing, regularly-updated resource for those interested in knowing...

Understanding the intricate dynamic between brain development in children, household poverty levels, and long-term economic outcomes has considerable implications for achieving societal objectives. Where we land on the economic distribution as adults is...

Since August 2022, the influx of 35,000 migrants into Chicago - with nearly 80 percent coming from Venezuela - has presented distinct challenges and strained some systems as the city works to safely accommodate migrants. Among the most vulnerable are the...

January 21, 2022 Workforce Louisville, Kentucky is known for many things: the famous fried chicken, Louisville Slugger baseball bats, the Kentucky Derby, Muhammad Ali. But Louisville isn’t immune to challenges like “coastal brain drain” and automation...

June 9, 2021 Equity In this episode, Professor Steve Goldsmith interviews Kip Harkness, the deputy city manager for San Jose, California. Harkness is in charge of the city’s IT and innovation portfolios; despite being in the middle of Silicon Valley, many...

September 8, 2020 Nudging This post is part of the Innovating for Equity series. “Congratulations on your graduation and your acceptance to Sacramento City College!” So many high school seniors wait for the moment they receive their college acceptance...

March 10, 2020 Economic Mobility What if there was a program that could improve criminal justice outcomes, academic outcomes, and future employment for youth? What if it helped specifically improve economic mobility for young black men and other youth of...