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From Cradle to Classroom: How Falling Birth Rates are Shaping Colorado’s K-12 System

Colorado has experienced a 25.1% reduction in its general fertility rate from 2020 compared to the annual average between 2001 and 2010, marking the third-largest decline in the nation. This trending downti

May 30, 2025 Dr. Caitlin McKennieDJ Summers
Housing & Our Community
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Iowa’s Decade-Long Fight with Fentanyl and its Economic Toll

This year’s fentanyl report provides an update on the latest data presented in the 2024 report.

May 29, 2025 Ben MurreyAndrzej Wieciorkowski
Housing & Our Community
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Building Faster; Building Smarter. Data-Driven Lessons from Arizona’s Permit Freedom Act

Obtaining permission to build a home is a long and onerous process. Planning starts long before the first permit application, and the consequences of early-stage decisions are reflected in those permit appl

May 28, 2025 Glenn FarleyThomas Young
Education
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Why Are Public Schools Closing?

Tracking Arizona's Public-School Closures

May 28, 2025 Kamryn BrunnerGlenn Farley

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