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Promoting Equality: City and State Policy to Ensure Immigrant Safety and Inclusion
In June of 2016, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision affirming a lower court decision blocking implementation of two programs—an enhanced Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA...
CPD Annual Report 2015
Popular democracy is a powerful, participatory, and multi-voiced democracy. The Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) works to realize this vision of democracy in our mission, campaigns, and—...
Cities for Citizenship Toolkit - 10 Strategies to Launch & Strengthen Citizenship Initiatives
Cities for Citizenship Toolkit - 10 Strategies to Launch & Strengthen Citizenship Initiatives
Cities for Citizenship (C4C) is a major national initiative of more than 25 participating cities and counties aimed at increasing citizenship among eligible U.S. permanent residents and encouraging...
Making the Federal Reserve Fully Public: Why and How
The Federal Reserve’s governance structure is outdated and inadequate for ensuring that the Fed serves the public interest. In this paper, we examine the case for making the Fed fully public (“why...
Reflecting the Diversity of America: Board Candidates for 12 Federal Reserve Bank Regions
Reflecting the Diversity of America: Board Candidates for 12 Federal Reserve Bank Regions
The Federal Reserve has continually selected regional bank directors without transparency or public input, and most directors’ backgrounds suggest that they are likelier to be familiar with the...
The Federal Reserve: Real and Perceived Conflicts of Interest and a Path Forward
This report highlights the real and perceived conflicts of interest among regional Banks’ boards that came to light during the financial crisis, and which persist today. The findings suggest the...
Charter School Vulnerabilities To Waste, Fraud, and Abuse: Federal Charter School Spending, Insufficient Authorizer Oversight, and Poor State & Local Oversight Leads to Growing Fraud Problem in Charter Schools
Two years ago, the Center for Popular Democracy (CPD) issued a report demonstrating that charter schools in 15 states—about one-third of the states with charter schools—had experienced over $100...
Community Schools Toolkit
This toolkit highlights particular programs and services that have been included in community schools, and consolidates some policy and outreach resources that can be helpful in advancing a community...
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