Measure of America’s A Portrait of California 2014–2015
Whites Earn Twice as Much as Latinos in L.A.
December 10, 2014 — LA Weekly
Latinos Get Lowest “Well-Being” Score In California
December 9, 2014 — BuzzFeedNews
Dec. 15-16 Presentation: “The Measure of America Approach to Gauging Well-Being and Opportunity in the United States”
December 15-16, 2014 — from 15:00 to 17:30, Measure of America Chief Statistician Patrick Guyer will be at Kansai University in Osaka, presenting Measure of America’s work on conceptualizing and applying well-being gauges at the community level. Several local well-being projects in Japan are being spearheaded with the advice of Kansai University Professor Takayoshi Kusago, who will be moderating this discussion. Contact us for more information on this event.
Data Tools for Policymaking: The Opportunity Index
ICAN Addressing Homeless Youth Education in Chandler
November 17, 2014 — The Arizona Republic
Nov. 19 Presentation: “Beyond GDP – Measuring Human Progress and Well-Being in the United States”
November 19, 2014 — from 4:30 to 6:00 PM, at 142 Goldwin Smith Hall, Measure of America co-director Kristen Lewis will speak at Cornell University. She is being hosted by the Cornell University Center for the Study of Inequality. She will present Measure of America’s exploration of well-being and opportunity in the United States using the American Human Development Index, a composite index comprised of indicators on health, education, and living standards. Measure of America is the only source of life expectancy calculations for different racial and ethnic groups as well as for states and for smaller populations within states in the U.S. today.
Zane Delivers Health Action Report to Rohnert Park
November 7, 2014 — The Community Voice