Policy Institute Reports - National Urban League

Publications

Policy Institute

Policy Institute

The National Urban League Policy Institute, the organization's think tank and policy unit, produces reports and policy statements on such key issues as employment and workforce development, education, housing, economic and community development and macroeconomic policy.

Publications

Early Interventions for the Achievement Gap: The Importance of Family in Early Learning (April, 2008)
This report looks at the role of family background, parental involvement and structured preschool settings on early learning outcomes.
2007 Annual Jobs Report (March, 2008)
NCLB Hearing Testimony 9-10-07 - Stephanie Jones (Sept, 2007)
National Urban League Recommendations for the Reauthorization of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) (August, 2007)

Opportunity Compact (July, 2007)
2006 Annual Jobs Report (June, 2007)

Raising the Minimum Wage (January, 2007)
This report reasserts the National Urban League’s support of increasing the national minimum wage, discussing some common myths about the minimum wage often raised by opponents.

Affirmative Action Under Attack: Myth V. Fact (October, 2006)
This brief paper discusses some common misperceptions about affirmative action

Katrina: One Year Later. A Policy and Research Report on the National Urban League’s Katrina Bill of Rights (August, 2006)
This report looks at the impact of the hurricanes on the Gulf Coast region one year after Katrina came ashore, including an examination of legislation that has been already been proposed and makes several key policy recommendations to move New Orleans and the region forward”

Sunday Morning Apartheid: a Diversity Study of the Sunday Morning Talk Shows (November, 2005)
This paper discusses the lack of African-Americans and their perspective on the influential Sunday morning talk shows

Fact Sheets - These summarize recent data releases, key programs and relevant issues of interest to the National Urban League and its affiliates

Digital Telelvision Transition (June, 2008)
2008 Fair Housing Fact Sheet - Focus on Subprime Lending (April, 2008)

The College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 (April, 2008)

2006 State and Federal Prisoner Data (December, 2007)

2006 Mortgage Data Continues to Show Large Gaps for African-Americans (October, 2007)

2006 Poverty & Income Statistics (August, 2007)

2006 Health Insurance (August, 2007)

2008 Political Roundup (July, 2007)

Monthly Employment Statistics - These are summaries of key employment statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor every month on the first friday of each month

Other Reports of Interest

Transition in Trouble: Action Needed to Ensure a Successful Digital Television Transition Leadership Council on Civil Rights (July, 2008)

This report notes a lack of organization, funding and outreach in the government's effort to prepare for the Digital Telelvision Transition; it recommends increased funding for coupons, better organization (similar to the Government's Y2K transition) and organizating rapid response teams to help vulnerable populations who may lose their access to telelvision on February 17, 2009.

2008 Fair Housing Trends Report National Fair Housing Alliance (April, 2008)

This report looks at trends in fair housing, and is particularly critical of the lack of federal enforcement of fair housing and civil rights laws.

Foreclosed: State of the Dream 2008 United For Fair Economy (January, 2008)
This report examines the racial bias of the subprime lending crisis, and the resulting loss of wealth to people of color.