Brookings

Education

A new economic theory on high school dropouts: Some kids just know the odds are against them.

Dustin Dwyer

Education is one of the best ways to get ahead in America. So, why do so many young people from poor backgrounds drop out? An economic paper published…
Families & Community

Where is suburban poverty growing fastest in Michigan? Grand Rapids.

Dustin Dwyer

A recent research brief from the Brookings Institution takes a look at the startling rise of concentrated poverty in America over the past decade or so.…