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Megan Gallagher

  • Content Specialist, Dwellworks
Cleveland
As seen in: WKYC-TV (Cleveland, OH), WXIA-TV (Atlanta, GA), Her Campus, WTSP-TV (St Petersburg, FL), WLTX-TV (Columbia, SC), Urban Institute, WTOL-TV (Toledo, OH), WHAS-TV (Louisville, KY), Voice Magazine (United Kingdom), The Keystone
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Access to High-Quality School Facilities Varies Across and Within Districts. Advocates and Policymakers Can Help Close Gaps.

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By Megan Gallagher, Alexa Kort
| Urban Institute
High-quality public school facilities make communities more resilient. New school construction increases test scores, attendance, and enrollment as well as housing prices in zoned neighborhoods. Yet there’s widespread underinvestment in the construction of new schools and maintenance of existing buildings. More than half of all school districts need to update or replace at least two major systems or features, such as HVAC, in at least half of their school buildings.
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Opening a New School in Allentown, Pennsylvania

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By Alexa Kort, Megan Gallagher, Rachel Lamb
| Urban Institute
This report, which focuses on a completed school project in Allentown, Pennsylvania, is one of two case studies focused on new public schools. In partnership with Enterprise Community Partners and their partners in these communities, we explored how two school openings affected access to opportunities for children.
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Cradle-to-Career Outcomes Data Guides

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By Megan Gallagher, Fanny Terrones, James Carter, Emily Gutierrez
| Urban Institute
Place-based cradle-to-career initiatives use data to improve outcomes for children and families. StriveTogether, a network of 70 initiatives across the country, focuses on creating the conditions necessary for improving and reducing disparities in outcomes across the developmental continuum from kindergarten readiness to employment. The Urban Institute developed these guides to provide StriveTogether network members detailed information about each of its seven population-level outcomes.
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