Public Policy

  • Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Source context New York City’s racial-equity plan sets measurable goals across dozens of agencies. Government loves a plan. The harder question is whether a plan is designed to survive contact with data. New York City’s attempt to spread measurable racial-equity goals across agencies is potentially useful precisely because it creates something the public can inspect…

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  • Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Source context New York City’s racial-equity plan sets measurable goals across dozens of agencies. Government loves a plan. The harder question is whether a plan is designed to survive contact with data. New York City’s attempt to spread measurable racial-equity goals across agencies is potentially useful precisely because it creates something the public can inspect…

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  • Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Source context New York City’s racial-equity plan sets measurable goals across dozens of agencies. Government loves a plan. The harder question is whether a plan is designed to survive contact with data. New York City’s attempt to spread measurable racial-equity goals across agencies is potentially useful precisely because it creates something the public can inspect…

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  • Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Racial Equity Plans Matter Only If the Numbers Are Allowed to Embarrass Government

    Source context New York City’s racial-equity plan sets measurable goals across dozens of agencies. Government loves a plan. The harder question is whether a plan is designed to survive contact with data. New York City’s attempt to spread measurable racial-equity goals across agencies is potentially useful precisely because it creates something the public can inspect…

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