The Civic Pulse

Can you guess the number of local governments in the U.S.? In your state?

We said we’d have another newsletter coming soon…and we kept our word for once!

Oct 28 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

 and 

Hannah Miller

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Uncovering Wisconsin's hidden fifth largest school district

What we learned analyzing data on students experiencing homelessness for Wisconsin's DPI

Oct 8 • 

Hannah Miller

 and 

Jared Knowles 📈

2

April 2025

Are education researchers going the way of coal miners?

Who will study how to retrain education researchers for the new economy?

Apr 24 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

 and 

Hannah Miller

3

February 2025

The Headlines Hit Home: "Terminated for Convenience"

Civilytics' statement on slashing the Department of Education's research

Feb 18 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

4

December 2023

The greatest hits edition, so far

Looking back at some of our best posts

Dec 4, 2023 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

September 2023

At What Cost?

Announcing a new way to understand local budgets across the country

Sep 11, 2023 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

1

June 2023

Measuring equity equitably

We won our first research grant and we’re excited!

Jun 2, 2023 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

1

September 2022

Defend your data

The steps you need when using data to contend with power

Sep 12, 2022 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

July 2022

The invisible tech monopolies holding back democracy

Plus why the timesheet and benefits portals at your job are so bad

Jul 21, 2022 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

June 2022

Thank you, Dad

In memory of Jim Knowles

Jun 17, 2022 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

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March 2022

What my favorite Super Bowl ad says about Americans’ top domestic priority

Or why we need to rescue the Rescue Funds

Mar 16, 2022 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

2

February 2022

The danger of Truman's one-handed economists

A retrospective on the use of data in the school closure debate

Feb 7, 2022 • 

Jared Knowles 📈

2