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Week in Review, May 10th

In this weekly post, we feature online articles and policy reports published recently, and other helpful research tools.

  • Read about the future of community colleges. (21st-Century Commission on the Future of Community Colleges, April 2012)
  • Explore the relationship among housing costs, zoning regulations, and school performance. (Brookings Institution, April 19, 2012)
  • Examine the financial health of the Social Security Trust Funds. (Social Security Administration, April 23, 2012)
  • Note that more seniors are falling into poverty as they grow older. (Employee Benefit Research Institute, April 25, 2012)
  • Review health care disparities among racial and ethnic minorities. (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, April 20, 2012)
  • See the links between mental illness and chronic physical illness. (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, April 10, 2012)
  • Consider the recent influx of unaccompanied immigrant children from Mexico. (The Wall Street Journal, May 7, 2012)