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Save to My PortfolioThe Impact and Future of AmeriCorps

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Washington, DC

Corporation for National <br />and Community Service, <br />Office of Public AffairsSince the launch of AmeriCorps in 1994, more than a half million Americans have served in the program and helped support local nonprofits and communities in activities across a range of issues, including education, poverty alleviation and disaster support. On May 13, the Brookings Institution and the Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) will host a forum with leading policy and public service experts about the role of AmeriCorps in helping to create future public service leaders. Read More

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioCommunities with New Immigrants Deserve Federal Aid

Audrey Singer, May 02, 2008, The News & Observer

The presidential candidates all seem to agree that current immigration policies are broken and need to be fixed. But so far they've avoided dialogue on specific policy ideas. Audrey Singer ideas for our next president include an Earned Legalization program, an Impact Aid program that would offset state and local expenditures and New Americans Initiative to help all immigrants integrate into American life. Read More

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Save to My PortfolioImmigration Reform Ideas for Our Next President

Audrey Singer and Martha Raddatz, May 01, 2008

Immigration Reform Ideas for Our Next PresidentMartha Raddatz interviews Audrey Singer about the estimated 11 million people living illegally in the United States, and the economic force that undocumented workers exert. Her ideas include an Impact Aid Program that would offset state and local expenditures, and a New Americans Initiative to help integrate immigrants into American society.

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPlanning for Quality Schools: Meeting the Needs of District Families

David F. Garrison, Marni D. Allen, Margery Austin Turner, Jennifer Comey, Barika X. Williams, Elizabeth Guernsey, Mary Filardo, Nancy Huvendick and Ping Sung, April 24, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioBoosting Productivity, Innovation, and Growth through a National Innovation Foundation

Robert Atkinson and Howard Wial, April 22, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioPay-Day Lenders, Check Cashing Outlets and Other Alternative Financial Services

Rebecca M. Blank, April 16, 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioNew Kind of Growth Emerging for Charlotte

Christopher B. Leinberger, March 29, 2008, The Charlotte Observer

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Save to My PortfolioPoverty, Programs, and Prices: How Adjusting for Costs of Living Would Affect Federal Benefit Eligibility

Leah Beth Curran, Hal Wolman, Edward W. Hill and Kimberly Furdell, March 17, 2008, The Brookings Institution

PAST EVENT

Save to My PortfolioBrookings Global Young Professionals Program Launch

Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Washington, DC

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPhilly's Many Walkable "Center Cities"

Christopher B. Leinberger, February 20, 2008, Philadelphia Daily News

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Save to My PortfolioDallas Should Walk This Way

Christopher B. Leinberger, February 15, 2008, Dallas Business Journal

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Save to My PortfolioKeeping Controversial Dulles Project on Track

Robert Puentes, February 13, 2008, The Politico

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Save to My PortfolioA Two Percent Solution for Downtown Rochester (NY)

Bruce Katz, February 12, 2008, The Brookings Insitution-Reshaping Rochester Series

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Save to My PortfolioMetro Areas Need to Use Power of Their Votes

Bruce Katz and MarySue Barrett, January 22, 2008, Chicago Sun Times

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Save to My PortfolioBanking on Wealth: America’s New Retail Banking Infrastructure and Its Wealth-Building Potential

Matt Fellowes and Mia Mabanta, January 2008, The Brookings Institution

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Save to My PortfolioThe New Orleans Index: Tracking Recovery in the Region

Amy Liu, April 2008, The Brookings Institution and the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPublic Oversight Roundtable on Eliminating Poverty Among District Residents

Alice M. Rivlin, January 16, 2008, D.C. City Council Committee on Housing and Urban Affairs

RESEARCH AND COMMENTARY

Save to My PortfolioPopulation Dynamics in the District of Columbia since 2000

Brooke DeRenzis, January 2008, The Brookings Institution

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