Poverty's damaging legacy
Asst. Prof. Heather Hill and Prof. Ariel Kalil explore poverty's effects on children, families

A picture of poverty state by state
Assoc. Prof. Scott Allard notes that areas with highest levels of poverty also dealing with most severe cuts to social programs
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Engaging parents: A new school 'report card' tells parents what they need to know
Editorial encourages parents to read the University of Chicago Consortium on School Research's report cards of city schools

Another Reason to Avoid His Friends
Prof. Edward Laumann's research shows how a man's sex life may suffer if a partner is too close to his friends

Poverty experts describe situation in Chicago
Assoc. Prof. Scott Allard discusses Census report that found one in six Americans lived in poverty in 2010

Chicago schools begin Tuesday under ‘Rahm Emanuel Generation’
Tim Knowles, director of UEI, encouraged that Chicago Public Schools looking at 'common core' learning standards for curriculum

New Associated Press-NORC Center to conduct social research in the public interest
Headquartered in Chicago, center will conduct in-depth research on newsworthy topics
