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Data visualizations to inform decisions and shape policy
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Timely data on Americans’ finances and the cost of basic needs by state and congressional district.
Data Tool Credit Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic How is your community faring on credit health measures?Data Tool State Immigration Policy Resource This tool centralizes information from many sources and shows how key state-level policies have changed from 2000 to 2020.
Data Tool Beyond Education Outcomes Student success is typically measured through outcomes, such as test scores, but those measures often overlook the resources—including access to experienced teachers—that students need to succeed.
Data Tool Tracking Homeownership Wealth Gaps Search for your city to see how housing wealth is distributed where you live.Data Tool The Gap between SNAP Benefits and Meal Costs, 2020–2021 More than 42 million Americans participate in SNAP, but the maximum benefit falls short of a modestly priced meal in many US counties.Data Tool Measuring Student Poverty: Dishing Up Alternatives to Free and Reduced-Price Lunch For decades, state policymakers and researchers have used receipt of free and reduced-price lunch as a way to estimate student poverty, but changes to the program have made it a less reliable proxy.
