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Critical Value is a podcast from the Urban Institute that explores issues of significance for research, policy, and people. We talk with experts and highlight the best available data and evidence to elevate the debate on topics that matter.
How Do Effective School Principals Drive Impact in Education?
A lot of the conversation around improving education outcomes centers the effectiveness of teachers, but how important are principals in shaping stude...
Lifting Millions of Kids Out of Poverty
The recently passed American Rescue Plan Act could reduce poverty among families with children by half. How will this work, and why is it a big deal? ...
Public Leadership in the Time of COVID
The country has now spent a year dealing with the effects of COVID-19 and the pandemic has brought an array of unprecedented challenges for public lea...
Teaching Kids How to Give
Nearly a year into the pandemic, the definition of ‘giving’ has been expanding and the idea of philanthropy at multiple levels is more salient than ev...
How to Make Research More Inclusive
Research organizations are increasingly thinking about how to make their research more inclusive. Community-based participatory research is an approac...
Native Communities and COVID-19
How are American Indian tribes and Native communities faring during the COVID-19 pandemic? Host Justin Milner speaks with Lukaya Williams of the White...
How Technology Can Improve Government
Technological advancements continue to redefine how the world operates. How can government take advantage of technological innovations to improve thei...
Why Representation Matters in Research
What happens when researchers come from the communities they study? Host Justin Milner speaks with two Latina researchers at different points in their...
How the Federal Government Can Support Opportunity For All
What role can the federal government play to ensure that all families live in neighborhoods that support their well-being and their children’s ability...