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State of the Cities 2025
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How Focusing on Early Literacy Can Create a Generation of Readers
By:
- Lara Burt
- Kathryn Shibuya
How to Make Universal Pre-K a Reality in Your Community
By:
- Lara Burt
- Kathryn Shibuya
Development Without Displacement: Centering Communities Through Housing Preservation
- Tomeka Lee
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From the Event: Making the Case for Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs
Southern Success Stories: 20 Cities Creating Opportunity
By:
- Kayla Anthony
- Rosanna Mulcahy
How Data Can Guide Healthy Housing Decision Making
- Brandon Boccher
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From the Event: Decades in the Making: How Four Cities Are Creating Lasting Early Childhood Impact
State of the Cities 2025
How a Federal Funding Freeze Impacts Afterschool and Summer Learning Programs
By:
- Brandis Stockman
- Stephanie Martinez-Ruckman
The State of Eviction Prevention Policies & Programs in the U.S.
- Hannah Olsen