Chicago
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Policy Radio | Tim King on the Goals, Challenges, and Successes of Charter Schools
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This week, Kristyn Bretz speaks with Urban Prep Academies CEO Tim King about the mission of charter schools, the unique challenges of supporting African-American male students, and how the experiences of charter schools can inform the public school system.
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Flipping the Script on What Causes City Green Initiatives
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Researchers find new data that contradict their previously held belief that cities push for community-wide green sustainability programs for their cost-saving benefits.
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Won’t You Be My Neighbor? The Motivating Factors Behind Neighborhood Participation
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Study finds that policies aimed at supporting local participation may be the most effective in creating change in a neighborhood.
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More Than Money: The psychological externalities of neighborhood foreclosures
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Research finds a large number of foreclosures in one’s neighborhood can be an important risk factor for the onset of depression among older adults.
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Policy Radio| Karen Freeman-Wilson’s Blueprint for Gary
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This week on Chicago Policy Radio, Jim Howes sits down with Mayor Freeman-Wilson to talk about her tenure as Gary’s mayor so far and the progress the city has made recently.
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Policy Radio | Jacky Grimshaw, Vice President for Policy at Chicago’s Center for Neighborhood Technology, on Urban Sustainability
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This week, Jim Howes sits down with Jacky Grimshaw to talk about urban sustainability in Chicago and around the world.
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Friends to the End: How the Wrong Social Network Increases Risk of Homicide Victimization
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Within a high-risk population, are the occurences of homicide victimization largely random or more closely related?
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Growing Partnerships: Public Gardens Are Helping Cities Address Urban Challenges
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A new study examines the role that public garden partnerships can play during times of urban scarcity.
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Illinois’ 100 Billion Dollar Question: How Do We Solve the Pension Crisis?
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Daniel Biss, once a University of Chicago mathematician and now a State Senator, gives an inside look at the pension reform proposal in the Illinois General Assembly.
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Was White Flight Good for African Americans?
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White flight to the suburbs was a leading cause of rising black homeownership in the mid-20th century, according to new research.
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Unleashing the Power of Data for the City of Chicago
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Former Chief Information Officer for the City of Chicago, Brett Goldstein, discusses how Chicago is leading the way in using open data and predictive analytics to improve government effectiveness and transparency.