This should come as no surprise to you, but the folks at Urban are pretty crazy about data. Sound research and analysis serve as the foundation of everything we do.
Even we non-researchers get in on the number-crunching fun. Thanks to access to tools like Twitter Analytics, data can show us what’s working and what’s not, and where we might need to tweak our strategies or approach.
What the data told us in 2014: Our Twitter followers like visuals—especially maps. Message received.
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70% of black high-school dropouts born in 1975 have been to prison, reports @ezraklein http://t.co/j5HamavhXp — Urban Institute (@urbaninstitute) May 5, 2014
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Where educated Americans want to live: http://t.co/J3VGUxwFet (h/t @mattyglesias @Richard_Florida @zmatheson) pic.twitter.com/X3t8dJZ9M2 — Urban Institute (@urbaninstitute) June 17, 2014
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Segregation is still a thing in US public schools. What's the story in your county? http://t.co/ANxu8Qg9Dm pic.twitter.com/TilJZjxptT — Urban Institute (@urbaninstitute) August 27, 2014
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A bipartisan call for better evidence to inform policy: "Music to my ears," writes @maturner http://t.co/R5YVR6uLpY pic.twitter.com/c93jMQatuL — Urban Institute (@urbaninstitute) December 1, 2014
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The changing face of American immigration: http://t.co/tuglGmvWdU (via @DLind) Map courtesy of @pewresearch. pic.twitter.com/Id8e4mIhOU — Urban Institute (@urbaninstitute) May 27, 2014
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