The 15th annual Education Next survey, conducted in June 2021, yields a host of specific results that reveal one large fact about the…
Calamities often disrupt the status quo. After the influenza pandemic that began during World War I and lasted two years, many Europeans…
Do urban children live more segregated lives than urban adults? Using cellphone location data and following the ‘experienced isolation’…
Will COVID-19 end the urban renaissance that many cities have experienced since the 1980s? This essay selectively reviews the copious…
How effective are restrictions on mobility in limiting COVID-19 spread? Using zip code data across five U.S. cities, we estimate that total…
Disease is an old companion to urban life. The golden age of Periclean Athens was arguably ended by the plague that struck that polis in…
The COVID-19 pandemic brought public awareness to the vital role that front-line service sector workers play in our economy and daily lives…
In June 2021, the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University and the digital transformation consultancy Public Digital…
Sustainably built and funded infrastructure is indispensable to resilient, equitable, and livable communities and regions worldwide. In…
The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ("the Act" or "ARPA") has resulted in the single largest infusion of federal funding for Native…