Browsing by Author "Craig, Will"

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    Poverty Explains Some of the Achievement Gap, but Not All
    (Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, University of Minnesota, 2016-04) University of Minnesota: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs; Craig, Will
    The Twin Cities have one of the worst achievement gaps in the nation. On third-grade reading tests, 70% of White students meet the achievement standards, while only 38% of students of color meet those standards. This article attempts to understand the causes of that gap. It focuses on family income and finds it explains much of the gap. Some schools in the Metro area have been able to close the remaining gap for low-income students of color.
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    Young and Living Alone
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Urban and Regional Affairs, 2015-07) University of Minnesota: Center for Urban and Regional Affairs; Craig, Will; Jeff, Matson
    More than one-quarter (28%) of Minnesota households consist of a single person. This is slightly above the national rate of 27%. For Minnesota, this meant more than 584,000 households in 2010. These numbers do not include people living in institutional settings like dorms, prisons, or nursing homes. These are people living in their own homes or apartments. The number of one-person households has been relatively steady in recent years, but has not always been this high. In 1940 less than 8% of U.S. households consisted of a single person. That number grew to 13% in 1960, 23% in 1980, and 26% in 2000. Social Security and better health gave older people without a spouse more freedom to live on their own. Younger people are more likely to live on their own because of later marriages and higher divorce rates than in previous years. A relatively strong economy gives individuals the freedom to live alone if they want to…