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Study: Black and White wealth gap worsened in pandemic

The gap between the wealth of Black and white Americans, one of the starkest benchmarks of inequality, is on track to widen substantially after the pandemic exacerbated wealth concentration: study. more

Basic Needs

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RFA updates report on need for more teachers of color

Research for Action has released a booklet, The Need for More Teachers of Color, as part of a Teach-In it hosted on April 23, 2022, in FDR Park in Philadelphia. more

Education

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Pew releases 2022 'State of the City' report

The Pew Charitable Trusts recently released a study of the City two years into the pandemic. more

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Pew report describes housing affordability challenge in city

As Philadelphia has shifted from a shrinking city to a growing one with an increased demand for housing, concern mounts about the degree to which the city remains affordable - and for whom. more

Basic Needs

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Economy League: Income inequality worsens in city

With recent discussions of wealth inequality in Philadelphia, as well as a possible wealth tax, it seems timely to measure the city’s levels of income inequality. more

Income

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Pew, Fed sponsor talk on decline in Black homeownership

Homeownership has long been viewed as a pathway to building long-term wealth, yet in Philadelphia, Black homeownership is declining. more

Report offers strategies to improve public ECE COVID response

The report contains strategies state and local decision makers can use to mitigate pandemic impacts on the early care and education (ECE) sector. more

Education

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1 in 10 Blacks in US are immigrants: Pew Research study

Roughly 4.6 million, or one-in-ten, Black people in the U.S. were born in a different country as of 2019. more

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Pennsylvania ranks 24th for LGBTQ rights: UCLA study

The state ranks 24th out of 50 states for legal protection of the LGBTQ community and public support of LGBTQ rights in a new study by the Williams Institute at the UCLA School of Law. more

Advocacy

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Pew releases update for Results First Clearinghouse Database

The Pew Charitable Trust Results First Clearinghouse Database is an online resource that brings together information on the effectiveness of social policy programs from nine national clearinghouses. more

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