News & Updates
New Orleans School Experiment Is Not Serving the Needs of All Students
05-20-2021
[May 19, 2021]—After Hurricane Katrina destroyed much of the public school infrastructure in New Orleans, Louisiana embarked on a massive effort to rebuild the entire New Orleans public school system, launching the nation’s most extensive charter school experiment. The goal was to provide a quality education to all New Orleans students, regardless of race, socioeconomic class, or where they live.
Building One America: A National Summit on Regional Opportunity
04-29-2021
Building One America: A National Summit on Regional Opportunity 08-27-2009 This two-day gathering will include local elected officials, grassroots leaders, advocates and congressional representatives from small towns, cities and suburbs in metropolitan regions across the nation. Confirmed speakers include: Bruce…
Job Openings at IRP
03-11-2021
Job Openings at IRP 11-23-2004 IRP is currently seeking two Research Fellows. Positions will remain posted until they are filled, but candidates with complete applications by November 30, 2004 will be given first consideration. IRP is committed to maintaining a…
For Minnesota’s minorities, the good life isn’t as good
02-19-2021
For Minnesota’s minorities, the good life isn’t as good 01-31-2009Richard Chin, Pioneer Press “Economically, Minnesotans are blessed with a Lake Wobegon, above-average life. As long as they’re white. Whites in this state are better off compared with whites in the…
Loan program repopulating areas hit by foreclosures, but slowly
01-09-2021
Loan program repopulating areas hit by foreclosures, but slowly 01-16-2009Brandt Williams, Minnesota Public Radio “As the tide of foreclosures in Minneapolis recedes, it has left several hundred unoccupied homes in its wake. Now, through a program called the Minneapolis Advantage,…