Frontline organizations have been working to advance a just transition, and local policy such as Illinois’s Clean Energy Jobs Act provide opportunities to push this work to the forefront. The Clean Energy Jobs…
"A just transition is 'an intentional shift toward a society in which the economy and the environment can thrive simultaneously, with social structures in place to make sure equity takes priority in the process as well as the outcome.'"
by Taylor Gendel and Karen Yates|Posted on August 26, 2020
The U.S. census is underway, and at the UIC Voorhees Center, efforts to target hard-to-count (HTC) populations have been a priority. Some of these populations include students, homeless, elderly, and reentering citizens. “According to…
Taylor Gendel and Dr. Janet Smith|Posted on August 04, 2020
Chicago has grown more segregated by income over time. We review here the racial and economic divisions that need to be acknowledged and addressed through serious investment of public and private resources.
By Taylor Gendel and Dr. Janet Smith|Posted on July 27, 2020
The Nathalie P. Voorhees Center Three Cities study analyzed change in income in the seven-county Chicago Metropolitan Region from 1970-2016, assessing each Census Tract’s average per capita income relative to the region at different points…
Growing inequality is undermining American values. MIT Econ’s Peter Temin proposes five remedies. https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2017/04/economic-inequality/524610/
When the Trump administration announced a citizenship question would appear on the 2020 census, it was met with concern and skepticism. Now demographers say it could also generate the data necessary to redefine…
Listen to Voorhees Center researcher Jessica Kursman discuss our recent research on geographic disparities in Chicago Public Schools investment on WGN Radio. OTL #615: Disparities in school funding and school discipline, A tribute…
On Wednesday, WTTW’s Chicago Tonight highlighted findings from our report examining geographic disparities in CPS capital investments across the city. https://chicagotonight.wttw.com/2018/07/25/critics-say-cps-budget-promotes-inequality-across-district
The Sun Times referenced our blog on the CPS Board’s latest budget approval. https://chicago.suntimes.com/education/chicago-board-of-ed-approves-2018-19-cps-schools-budget/
