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Administrative Data Pilot Grant Competition
The CPI and Third Sector Capital Partners invite local governments in California, Oregon, and Washington to apply for services under a Social Innovation Fund grant. Grant recipients will receive assistance with data linkage and program evaluation for projects relevant to economic opportunity. Applications are due by February 17, 2017.
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Hearing on Evidence-Based Policymaking
The Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking will hold a public hearing in San Francisco on February 9, 2017. The hearing will provide an opportunity for stakeholders to present their views on using data to improve how government programs operate, while protecting privacy and confidentiality.
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College Mobility Report Cards
Which colleges and universities are the most economically diverse? Which ones do the best job of helping children climb the income ladder? A new study by CPI research group leader Raj Chetty and his coauthors uses data on 30 million college students to analyze colleges as engines of upward mobility.
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Unequal Childhoods
University of Pennsylvania professor Annette Lareau examines how parenting differs in poor and middle-class households in this five-minute video from our online course on poverty and inequality.
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Degrees of Freedom
The panel will highlight the ethical issues associated with providing college opportunities for currently and formerly incarcerated students.
Wednesday, January 25, Stanford Law School, Room 290, 5pm
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Women in Tech
CASBS fellow Sapna Cheryan and CPI research group leader Shelley Correll examine where women have made progress in tech ... and where progress is stalled.
Tuesday, January 31, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, 5:30pm
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Race Talk Across the Disciplines
Four Stanford professors — Jonathan Rosa, Sylvia Yanagisako, Jennifer DeVere Brody, and CPI research group leader Matthew Snipp — talk about how they understand the terms “race” and “ethnicity” from their own disciplinary perspectives.
Wednesday, February 1, Margaret Jacks Hall, Terrace Room, 12pm
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Girls Coming to Tech
Iowa State University professor Amy Sue Bix analyzes how women gained entrance to the traditionally male field of engineering in American higher education.
Thursday, February 2, Paul Allen Center for Integrated Systems Annex, Room 101x, 5:30pm
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Experiments in Unconditional Basic Income
What happens when people are given cash with no strings attached? This panel will discuss recent experiments with a universal basic income, including the Y Combinator Research pilot study in Oakland.
Wednesday, February 8, Tressider Union, Oak Lounge, 5:30pm
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Beyond the “English Learner” Label
Stanford professor Ramon Antonio Martinez discusses the importance of recognizing the richness of students’ multilingual repertoires.
Monday, February 13, CERAS Learning Hall, 12pm
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Leveraging Economic Growth for Cultural Vitality
Risa Shoup, executive director of Fourth Arts Block, delivers the second talk in a lecture series exploring the role of artists, curators, gallery owners, and cultural workers in fostering an equitable and just city.
Thursday, February 16, Building 460, Margaret Jacks Terrace Room, 12pm
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