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- Plan would aid many poor in Utah
- WASHINGTON -- Utah's lower-income workers and families would benefit from expanded earned income tax credit policy proposals offered in the latest study from the Brookings Institution. While it would be up to Congress to ultimately pass any new rules for the tax credit, a study by the Metro...
- Research articles 2008-06-22
- Credit plan would aid many Utahns
- WASHINGTON -- Utah's lower-income workers and families would benefit from expanded earned income tax credit policy proposals offered in the latest study from Brookings Institution. While it would be up to Congress to ultimately pass any new rules for the tax credit, a study by the Metro Policy...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- Brookings Event: Economic Growth Strategies for Developing Countries in an Era of Global Uncertainty
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, April 2, 2008 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Brookings Institution: A Hamilton Project Discussion with the Commission on Growth & Development Monday, April 14, 2008, 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. The National Press Club Ballroom,...
- Research articles 2008-04-02
- Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind
- Standards-Based Reform and the Poverty Gap: Lessons for No Child Left Behind. Adam Gamoran, editor Brookings Institution Press. This conference volume has an identity crisis. Its marketers clearly want to ride the No Child Left Behind NCLB wave, but at least half of the book (the more interesting half!)...
- Research articles 2008-03-22
- BROOKINGS EVENT: Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis: A Hamilton Project Policy Discussion
- To: REAL ESTATE EDITORS Contact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Brookings Institution: Addressing the Foreclosure Crisis: A Hamilton Project Policy Discussion Friday, March 14, 2008, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. Falk Auditorium, The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts...
- Research articles 2008-03-06
- African Americans are Hopeful About Their Future in Chicago but Lack a Clear Pathway to Success
- To: URBAN AFFAIRS EDITORS Contact: Roderick Hawkins of Chicago Urban League, +1-773-451- 3536, +1-773-892-5427 cell Chicago Urban League releases powerful study and poll on the future of African Americans in Chicago, the first of its kind Study makes direct connection between Chicagos ability to compete globally and the economic...
- Research articles 2008-02-13
- Brookings Event: From Oil Boom to Youth Boon: Tapping the Middle East Demographic Gift
- To: NATIONAL EDITORS Contact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 Monday, January 7, 2008, 2:30 pm -- 5:00 pm The Brookings Institution, Falk Auditorium, 1775 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC WASHINGTON, Jan. 3 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- There are currently 100 million young people between the ages of 15 and 29 in...
- Research articles 2008-01-03
- Fiscal Panel Comes to Portland, Oregon to Discuss Nation's Finances
- To: STATE EDITORSContact: Jonathan DeWald of the Concord Coalition, +1-703-894- 6222 WASHINGTON,Nov. 26/PRNewswire-USNewswire/-- On Thursday, November 29th, The Concord Coalition will join with other federal budget analysts to discuss the nations long-term fiscal outlook. The event will be held in the Columbia Falls Ballroom at Portland State University and will...
- Research articles 2007-11-26
- Can we 'flip' the pyramid to make U.S. metros thrive?(management and statistics of metros)
- Does America need a federal government after all? For years, as we've watched the bumbling of unfocused federal departments and programs twisted for special interests, the tempting answer has been "no." Yet fresh breakthroughs, points of evidence that American inventiveness remains...
- Research articles 2007-11-12
- The Retirement Security Project to Testify on Automatic IRA Legislation Before House Education and Labor Subcommittee
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Melissa Green of Retirement Security Project, +1-202- 741-6513, +1-202-494-9554, mgreen@brookings.edu Presidential Candidates Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton Emphasize Retirement Security inTheir Policy PlatformsWASHINGTON, Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 8, 2007, Mark Iwry and David C. John, representing The Retirement Security Project RSP, will testify before...
- Research articles 2007-11-07
- African Governance Institutions: Accountability Mechanisms or Enablers of Corruption?
- To: FOREIGN EDITORSContact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON , Oct. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event announcement was released today by the Brookings Institution. Monday, October 22 2007 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Brookings InstitutionFalk Auditorium1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington, DCOver the past 15 years, policy-makers have...
- Research articles 2007-10-16
- 'Aliens' shows its serious side
- Diplomacy tomorrow, comedy tonight. Or maybe it will be both when the CW sitcom Aliens in America is screened tonight at The Brookings Institution, the same day it premieres on TV (8:30 p.m. ET/PT). What has caught the attention of a Washington...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- Brookings Event Announcement: Giving People Voice Through Opinion Polling: Lessons from Nigeria
- To: FOREIGN EDITORSContact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, July 9 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being issued by the Brookings Institution: Thursday, July 26, 200712:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.SEIURoom 1026/10281800 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington, DCIn many developing countries, lack of adequate information means that government policy-makers are often unable to...
- Research articles 2007-07-09
- UPDATE: Opportunity 08: A New Political Climate for Global Warming
- To: ENERGY EDITORSContact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, May 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory was issued today by Brookings Institution: Opportunity 08: A New Political Climate for Global WarmingTuesday, May 22, 200710:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.The Brookings InstitutionFalk Auditorium1775 Massachusetts Ave, NWWashington, DCGlobal warming is now a key...
- Research articles 2007-05-18
- Opportunity 08: A New Political Climate for Global Warming
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, May 17 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Global warming is now a key issue in the 2008 presidential campaign, sparking a larger debate about energy use and provoking policy prescriptions ranging from diplomacy to conservation to investing in research and harnessing market forces. On...
- Research articles 2007-05-17
- Brookings Event Announcement: Afghanistan's Fiscal Future and Challenges
- To: FOREIGN EDITORSContact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, April 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following advisory was issued today by the Brookings Institution: H.E. Anwar ul-Haq Ahadi, Minister of Finance &Noorullah Delawari, Governor of Da Afghanistan BankMonday, April 16, 20079:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.The Brookings InstitutionFalk Auditorium1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington,...
- Research articles 2007-04-12
- Darfur at a Crossroads: Global Public Opinion and the Responsibility to Protect
- To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, March 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Since 2003, the conflict in the Darfur region of western Sudan has worsened and shows no signs of improvement. More than 2 million people have been displaced by the violence and some 450,000 have lost their lives....
- Research articles 2007-03-30
- Under The Microscope:
- New research from the Brookings Institution Urban Markets Initiative found millions of Americans could benefit from the credit industry using new and readily available information such as utility payment history to calculate credit scores. According to the study's authors, this finding has the potential to bring millions of minorities,...
- Research articles 2007-03-26
- Penna.'s health is better - slightly
- During a major checkup in 2003, Pennsylvania was diagnosed as seriously ill. Its cities and older towns were hemorrhaging people and jobs. Its college-graduate count was dangerously low. Its high-tech sector barely had a pulse. Its legislature was having vision problems.Four years later, a follow-up exam has found some improvements...
- Research articles 2007-03-25
- Civil Society and Improved Governance in Developing Countries
- To: EDUCATION EDITORSContact: Brookings Office of Communications, +1-202-797-6105 WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following event announcement was released today by the Brookings Institution: Tuesday, March 20, 200710:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.The Brookings InstitutionFalk Auditorium1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NWWashington, DCIn recent years, a consensus has developed that institutional development is key...
- Research articles 2007-03-13
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