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Dallas County Promise Puts Higher Education—and Higher Earning Potential—Within Students’ Reach

Vanessa was accepted to a Promise partner institution and soon found herself at a place she never thought her path would take her. Programs like Dallas County Promise are important in today’s economy as postsecondary education becomes increasingly necessary.
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Is federal broadband funding going to states that need it most?

In the first of a three-part series on digital inclusion, we discuss the details of recent federal broadband funding and its connection to the level of broadband availability.
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Federal and Local Resources Help Small Businesses Strive for New Normal

In May, we released an in-depth look at the experiences of small business owners across Texas in the first month of the crisis. In the subsequent months, there have been updates to existing resources, and more initiatives have launched to support small firms across the country and state.
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Dallas Faces a Gaping Digital Divide When It Comes to Economic Inclusion

In the city of Dallas, about 42 percent of households lack a fixed connection to the internet. What does this mean for our neighbors’ economic future? How can we close the digital divide?
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Texas Subprime Borrowers Rely on Unconventional Home Loans

How do low- and moderate-income Texans fare in becoming homeowners?
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Partnership Emphasizes Education to Make Permian Basin a Better Place to Live

As a participant in the Dallas Fed's Advance Together initiative, the Education Partnership of the Permian Basin is accelerating a collective approach to addressing education, workforce and quality-of-life needs.
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Pandemic Mortgage Relief Headed Off Delinquencies, but What Happens Now?

As more Texas mortgages exit forbearance, ZIP codes with larger vulnerability will be at particular risk for financial stress.
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Advance Together: Four Community Partnerships Receive Grants, Coaching to Further Economic Inclusion Programs

Each partnership will receive $300,000 in external funding to implement their plans to address education and workforce challenges in their community, as well as training and coaching to increase the impact of their programs.
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How valuable is a short-term credential for a job seeker? It’s complicated

Employer demand for short-term credentials is rising. But the likelihood of such credentials leading to higher wage offers depends on the industry and can change over time.
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Young adults are disconnected from work and school due to long-term labor force trends

The sharp rise during the pandemic in young people who are neither in school nor working—often referred to as “opportunity youth”—is the exacerbation of a problem that has gradually worsened in the past two decades.
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